Generate and maintain a personal-expertise inventory as a topic bank for informational writing
Exercise Difficulty 1 ~10 min eng.g3.s.ex_01

Expert Inventory Build

Prompt

Open to a fresh 2-page spread in your writer's notebook. List 5 SPECIFIC expert topics from your own life. For each, write the topic + a dash + one line of WHY you know it.

M-3-S-EX-01 Illustration
Reference image of a partial expert inventory showing 4 sample entries handwritten with topic + dash + why-I-know phrase

Reference image of a partial expert inventory showing 4 sample entries handwritten with topic + dash + why-I-know phrase. Print-ready 8.5x11, classroom annotation style, dyslexic-friendly font.

How it's presented
mode handwriting paper notebook spread
Answer criteria
type rubric
criteria
  1. 5 entries listed
  2. Each entry is SPECIFIC (not 'sports' or 'animals')
  3. Each entry has a WHY-I-KNOW phrase
  4. Topic + WHY connected with dash or 'because'
Hints
  1. Avoid broad categories. Pick the specific thing you do or know.
  2. Use the prompt-prime cards if you freeze.
Misconceptions to watch
  • Writes broad categories instead of specific expertise.
  • Lists topics the child WANTS to learn but doesn't yet know.
Used in lessons