Grade 3 Spring — Informational/Expository Writing, Research Process Introduction, and Dialogue Mechanics Maintenance
English · GR G3 eng.g3.s.gr.abstract_nouns_process_academic

Use process and academic abstract nouns (L.3.1.c extended)

Extend abstract-noun work from fall by adding process/academic abstracts used in informational writing: research, evidence, source, paraphrase, summary, comparison, contrast, classification, analysis, conclusion, definition, description, explanation, organization. Use these in metacognitive sentences about the writer's own informational work ('My research shows ___.' 'The evidence in the article suggests ___.').

Mastery threshold
85%
Min instances
10
Typical minutes
30
Spaced intervals (days)
1, 3, 7, 14, 30, 60
Prereqs
Successors
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Common misconceptions
  • Treats 'research' as a verb only ('I researched honeybees') and never as a noun ('My research shows ___').
  • Calls 'source' concrete because a book is concrete (the SOURCE the book represents is the abstract concept).

Exercise pool (1)

Diff Stem Type
3 Write 3 metacognitive sentences using process abstract nouns: research, evidence, source, paraphrase, summary, comparison, conclusion.... process abstract in sentence