Write a complete description of how Brent learns to make and how he learns to improve his whirligigs. Make it sequential. Include each specific source and resource that he uses. Now look over the description. Now write a paragraph describing Brent's research process in general.
Most stories have a beginning, a middle, and an end.
Usually this is written sequentially, as the story might have happened. Paul Fleischman re-organizes his plots into much more complicated formats. Begin your activity by making a sequential list or chart of the plot. Now rearrange the sequential list by how the author actually presented the plot. This activity works best when several readers create charts, and then compare and discuss them in a small or large group.