Grade 2 English Language Arts · Level 4, Understand informational texts, text features, reasons, and sources; gather information for a purpose.

Sort and Prioritize Source Information

Select relevant facts, distinguish useful from irrelevant notes, and organize information from one or more curated sources for writing.

How the lesson starts: Sort and Prioritize Source Information

Nutmeg's nut rule
Meet Nutmeg the squirrel. Nutmeg only keeps the good nuts. Empty shells go in the pile. Notes are like nuts! A good researcher keeps notes that help and tosses the rest.
Keep it or toss it?
Here is Nutmeg's test. Read the note. Does it answer your question? Yes? Keep it! No? Toss it, even if it is true.
Nutmeg tests notes
Nutmeg's question is, how do frogs grow? Frogs can be green. True, but not about growing. Toss! My friend likes frogs. About a friend. Toss! A frog starts as an egg in the water. That's about growing. Keep it!