In reading, we have been studying how to research. We were assigned an animal and we had to research that animal then we would have to put that into a slideshow. First we had to come up with subtopics. My groups subtopics were Habitat, Hunting, Dangers to Polar Bears, Polar Bear Cubs and Polar Bear Bodies. Then we had to gather as much information as we could. Finally we had to put that information into a slideshow. We organized our research by getting a packet and putting the subtopics on the top of the page then we would write the information on the page that has that subtopic. The most important thing I learned about the research process is that it takes time to research and put it into a slideshow. It’s not one of those things where you can just rush. You have to take it step by step.

After this project, I took everything that I learned about research and used that in my country research project. I did the same process as I did with the animal research project. Everything that I remembered about the research process when we did the animals I applied to the country research project. We did the same thing with the subtopics except  we did the five Cultural Universals, Social Aspects, Politics, Economy, Beliefs and Cultural Arts. My title of the Cultural Universals project is Spain. My favorite part of this project is probably when we had to type inside of the speech bubble. I liked putting in the information. I think finding the right picture was the hardest.

My expert book is called “How to Play Basketball.” What inspired me to write about this topic is my dad. He used to play basketball when he was younger and has helped me improve playing the game.

First I had to come up with different chapters. I had to also come up with information to support my chapter titles. I also had to get pictures to support my writing.Then I had to find different words in my writing to put in my glossary. Finally, I had to put all of my writing together and form an introduction. It was hard to come up with an introduction. I actually came up with a few introductions, but I tried to choose the best one and put that in my writing. It was also kind of tricky finding pictures that fit with what I was writing. I enjoyed creating links to the different chapters. I also loved making transitions.

I worked super hard and put a lot of effort towards writing this “How to Play Basketball” book. I hope you will like and enjoy my book.