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Independent Innovations Project

For this project, you will create your own newspaper about the innovation
you researched. You will write articles about your innovation written in
the five different text structures. Create a graphic organizer to plan each
article. Examples of the graphic organizers to use for each text structure
are attached. Then, write the rough draft of each article.
Cause/Effect:
Create a graphic organizer to describe the effects of your innovation. Then,
write a paragraph describing the cause and effect relationship.
Graphic Organizer:

Paragraph:

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Problem/Solution:
Create a graphic organizer describing the problem that your innovation
solved. Then, describe how your innovation solved the problem. Finally,
write a paragraph describing the problem/solution relationship.
Graphic Organizer:

Paragraph:

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Description:
Create a graphic organizer describing your innovation (its features, how it
works, etc.). Then, write a paragraph with the information in your graphic
organizer.
Graphic Organizer:

Paragraph:

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Sequence:
Create a graphic organizer describing how your innovation changed over
time. Then, write a paragraph in time order explaining how your
innovation evolved over the years.
Graphic Organizer:

Paragraph:

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Compare/Contrast:
Create a graphic organizer comparing and contrasting your innovation to
either another innovation you researched or to an earlier version of the
innovation. Then, write a paragraph with the information in your graphic
organizer.
Graphic Organizer:

Paragraph:

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