Does Writing Strands teach research reports?
Yes, Writing Strands beings teaching formal research papers in Writing Strands 6. Writing Strands waits to introduce research papers until this level because students need to learn foundational skills before they can write a successful research paper. For example, they need to learn to write paragraphs, to create flow from one paragraph to the next, and to organize information effectively. When students are asked to write research papers at very young ages, the experience often comes at a high cost. Students often skip over the mastery of more basic skills and are unable to complete the assignment without relying on their parents to do much of the work for them. Also, many research papers by young students feature unintentional plagiarism since young students have a hard time understanding the gravity of such an abstract concept. When Writing Strands begins teaching research papers, it asks students to do primary research instead of secondary research. This means they observe phenomena
