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Museum Descriptions Mentor Texts

What kind of text (informational, sharing the story-past or present) will you write for your identity museum object?  

A Museum Description

1.  Explore these museum descriptions to learn about what kinds of information you will need to discover about your piece and will want to include in a museum description to make it accurate and readable.  

To see the descriptions for each, click on the MORE INFO button in the upper left hand corner.

(NOTE:  Your description will look more like the summary ones and not the longer descriptions.)

Then ...

2. Copy and use the template in CANVAS labeled  Museum Description - Things to Include

to capture at least 10 things you have learned to include or need to find and include as you read and notice the museum descriptions included in this collection.  (There is an example to get you started.)

Include things that will really be helpful to you as you research and create a description, not to just fill the page.

Who knows?  As you read with the lens of a writer, you may learn some cool things as well!

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