Informational Writing: Perseverance Rover and Jezero Crater

Informational Writing: Perseverance Rover and Jezero Crater

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Open Ended

According to sources 1-3 from our previous class, what is the relationship between the Perseverance Rover and Jezero Crater?

Standard

LAFS.910.W.1.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.

Multiple Select

Select our objectives for today. Hint--click all of them.

• Select the best evidence to support your understanding fo complex ideas/concept

• Identify, evaluate, and accurately elaborate on evidence and understanding of concept

• Write an informative text that utilizes 2 or more sources and accurately informs the reader about Rover/Crater

Essential Question

What is the correlation between the Perseverance Rover and Jezero? Inform your audience about how the two are related in a multiparagraph essay.

Open Ended

In your opinon, what is the easiest part of the rubric? See attached to evaluate categories.

Multiple Select

What you will need for today! Hint: select and read all of them

• Either a copy of the outline (digital/print) or a blank word document (digital/print)

• A copy of the "Mars Rover Passage" set annotated for relevant details (digital/print)

• A brain and attention span

Intro to Source 1

• we determined this was the source we would most likely reference the most during an informational writing session.

• Source 1 tends to support our overall understanding of the concept; whereas, source 2 provides important details needed to explain the overall process. Open for debate!

• Source 3 is a nice "cushion" for elaborating (Strategy)

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes what the prompt is asking you?

• What is Mars like according to data from the Peseverance Rover?

• What data has been discovered as of late?

• What is the relationship between the Mars Rover Perseverance and the Jezero Crater

• Why is the Jezero Crater the best landing location for Persevarance?

Multiple Choice

True or False: A claim is the same thing as a reason

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describe 2-3 reasons aka claims that support the idea that the rover and crater share a relationship?

• The Rover and crater are both Ancient.

• The rover and crater both hope to find life and extra-terrestrial activities

• The crater is not only the landing site, but an ancient delta that could potentially provide clues into life on Mars

• Both the rover and crater will certainly provide evidence that there has been life on Mars using technology from the Jezero

Multiple Choice

True or False: Your informative essay should include a counterargument

• True

• False

Poll

So far, which source (1 or 2) do you think you will find most useful for our informative writing assignment?

• Source 1

• Source 2

• Other: Source 3 (photograph)

Open Ended

I just modeled how to select relevant evidence for our prompt. Copy and paste or hand-write the evidence within your informative essay outline or a blank word document.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Poll

Have you ever been told that you need to strengthen your skills with "elaboration" in writing?

• Yes

• No

• What is "elaboration"?

My definition of elaboration

Elaborate means putting something in your own words before and/or after a quote to ensure your readers know what you are talking about. It also lets the reader know that YOU have credibility when you demonstrate understanding and communicating it to the reader.

The Incan Empire greatly valued trade. According to source one, "_______________________". IN THIS QUOTATION, the author demonstrates how the valued trade system contributed to the rise of the Incan Empire.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following parts of the passage is the "elaboration" portion?

The Incan Empire greatly valued trade. According to source one, "_______________________". IN THIS QUOTATION, the author demonstrates how the valued trade system contributed to the rise of the Incan Empire.

• "In this quotation" and "The Incan Empire greatly valued trade" (source 1).

• "In this quotation, the author demonstrates how the valued trade system contribued to the rise of the Incan Empire"

• "________________" (Source 1).

• The entire passage serves as elaborating within an informative essay

Open Ended

Identify and inform your reader of at least two key details relevant to today's writing prompt.

Type your information within your Informative Essay Outline (attached in Focus and printed in class)

OR YOU CAN USE A WORD DOCUMENT.

Ask the instructor if you have any questions. If you need more time, just highlight it for now digitally.

Open Ended

Now, using the techniques discussed in class, elaborate on your 2 key details used in your previous slide.

What are some hints that this may be OT? (off topic)

Intro to Source 2

Remember from the beginning of the lesson that this is the source that helps provide details into the processes that will take place on the delta/crater/Jezero

Poll

Task! As we are reading the remainder of the slides, you are to be taking notes/highlighting the text digitally/annotating your packet for key details that are relevant to today's prompt.

Do you understand what we are doing?

• Yes

• No

• Sort of, can I please get some clarification?

Open Ended

By now, you should have annotated source 2 and identified which evidence best supports your claims for this prompt.

During this time, complete your evidence portions of your outline/ add more key details to your word document or sheet of paper.

Your claims most likely have to do with the crater being a delta/landing site/hope for signs of life on Mars.

You will need this for your exit-ticket so please use your time wisely.

Open Ended

Exit-Ticket:

Inform your audience about the relationship between the Perseverance Rover and Jezero Crater using at least 2-3 paragraphs. Your response should cite from at least two out of the three sources and should be in Microsoft Word and uploaded into Focus by the end of the class period. Next class, we will collaborately craft our introductions/conclusions.

Sentence starters....

The Jezero Crater is related to the Mars Rover Perseverance because it is the official landing site. According to Source 1.......

In addition, the Crater is thought to contain clues for.....