WRITING
I Read to Write® RESPONDING TO SOURCES
©2016 How I Read to Write Works
Each grade level of I Read to Write features three units—Math, Science, and Social Studies—which follow the same instructional plan and guide students to read, think, and write to multiple sources.
READ!
Students closely read content-area text sources, looking for key details and citing evidence from the text. Students answer questions that encourage the development of close-reading strategies and help them analyze the text.
6 THINK!
Students answer selected-response questions to check their comprehension and then write constructed-response questions that require a deeper analysis of the text in Science and Social Studies units. In the Math unit, students solve problems using information they gathered from the text. Students are required to explain their reasoning in writing.
READ!
Curiosity, Mars Rover A Science Lab That Is Out of This World
by Pegeen Wright Was there life on Mars? In August
2012 a rover, or car-like vehicle, named Curiosity landed on Mars. Te rover is also called the Mars Science Laboratory. Curiosity’s mission is to explore Mars. One goal is to find out if the planet could have supported simple forms of life long ago. Another goal is to determine whether Mars is safe for human exploration. Curiosity took five years and $2.5
billion to build. Its 350 million- mile journey from Earth to Mars took more than eight months. Curiosity can take photos, run scientific tests, and send this information back to Earth. Curiosity was designed to work in the cold temperatures and rocky landscape on Mars. Will Curiosity be able to fulfill its mission?
Scientists from many different
backgrounds developed the special technology needed for this mission. Curiosity needs to move around Mars without a driver. Te rover takes photographs of distant views on Mars and close- ups of the ground beneath it. Lasers and other instruments analyze the chemicals and minerals in Martian rocks. Tis helps scientists understand if simple forms of life could have survived on Mars. It also helps scientists understand if it would be safe for humans to explore Mars in the future.
Grades 2–6
WRITE! WRITE!
Students respond to the sources they read by synthesizing the information they learned from each source and producing writing that is grounded in evidence from the texts. Prompts and graphic organizers are included for all three text types (narrative, informative/explanatory, and opinion or argument).
Analyze the Writing Task
You can write a science fiction story, an article, or an opinion piece using information from each of the sources you read. Review the information below to understand each text type and genre.
Narrative
Science Fiction Story
A science fiction story is a narrative. It uses scientific facts to tell an imagined story. Science fiction stories often include imaginative content, such as futuristic travel or the discovery of aliens.
The main purpose in writing a science fiction story is to entertain the audience.
Informative/Explanatory Article
An article explains a concept or an idea. Often the information comes from research the author has done.
There are many reasons to write an article. Two reasons are to explain to others something you have learned or to explore a topic to help the audience understand it better.
Opinion Opinion Piece
An opinion piece is an essay that states an opinion and gives reasons to support it.
Some of the most
common reasons to write an opinion piece are to convince others, to explain a topic that is important to you, and to help the reader better understand the topic.
The Writing Process
1 Prewrite Review the information you gathered and organize your ideas using a graphic organizer.
2 Draft Write your story, article, or opinion.
3 Revise Look for ways to improve your writing. Refer to the writing traits on page 62 as you revise.
4 Edit Check your writing for any errors. 5 Publish Share your writing with others.
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