Write On! Animal & Continent Research Writing Unit – writing resource by Hope King, Amy Lemons and Get Your Teach On

About this resource

Ready to energize your writing block with hands-on research and engaging writing projects? Write On Research Writing is part of an 11-unit yearlong writing curriculum and is designed to turn your students into confident researchers and informational writers.

In this unit, students research, write, revise, and publish informational pieces across two high-interest topics:

Animal Research
Continent Research

This unit blends research skills, writing instruction, and creative crafts to keep students motivated while building essential academic skills.

🐾 Weeks 1–2: Animal Research

Students dive into animal research while learning what real researchers do!

Brainstorming animal types
Animal research brainstorming charts
Posters: What Researchers Do & Questions Researchers Ask
Schema chart for animal research
Schema Jeep Craft
Animal research writing brochure
Safari Friend publishing craft
Recap & Explore research follow-up activity

🌍 Weeks 3–4: Continent Research

Students travel the world through research and informational writing!

Travel Pack Craft – students create a backpack for continent travel
Brainstorming activity: Stamping Out Ideas
Travel postcards to narrow fact finding
Magnifying Glass Fact Finder Craft
QR code strips for continent research
Revising lessons focused on paragraph writing, explanations, and details
Globe craft for published continent writing

📘 What’s Included in Unit 5:

“I Can” Statements for clear learning targets
Daily Lesson Plans with mini-lessons, independent practice, and share time
TEKS & Common Core Standards
Anchor chart materials
Graphic organizers & student printables
Brainstorming charts & activities
Rough draft writing templates
Explicit focus on research skills
Close editing strategies
Final publishing paper & crafts
Single-column rubrics
4 how-to research writing prompts with display posters and journal strips (Includes QR codes for student research!)

✏️ Write On Components (Writing Workshop Support):

Everything you need to smoothly run your writing block:

How to group students
Writing folder materials
Status of the class tracking tools
Writing templates
Goal-setting anchor chart pieces
How to use rubrics
How to set up your writing block

Throughout this unit, students are guided step-by-step through brainstorming, researching, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing. By the end of Unit 5, your students won’t just be writers—they’ll be research experts!

Meet the creators

Hope King

Founder & CEO, Get Your Teach On

Hope taught in the classroom for 13 years before co-founding Get Your Teach On with her husband, Wade. She co-created Magic of Math, Write On!, and Engagement Made Easy with Amy Lemons.

✓Taught grades 1st–6th
✓Master’s in Reading
✓Orton-Gillingham certified
✓Co-Author of The Wild Card

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Amy Lemons

Teacher & Curriculum Author

Amy started teaching in 2006 and spent most of her classroom years in 1st and 2nd grade. She has shared lessons and activities with teachers on her blog since 2011, built around hands-on activities and meaningful books.

✓Co-creator of Rooted in Reading, now serving K–3
✓Co-creator of Magic of Math and Write On! with Hope King
✓Taught 1st, 2nd, and 4th grade

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Write On: 2nd & 3rd Grade Research Writing for Animal Research, Continent Research

Name: Write On: 2nd & 3rd Grade Research Writing for Animal Research, Continent Research
Brand: Hope King and Amy Lemons
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Resource type: Lesson Plans Curriculum
Pages: 300
Grade levels: 2nd Grade 3rd Grade
Subjects: Writing
Included file types: PDF Zip
Created by: Hope King Amy Lemons
License: One teacher, one classroom
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