INFORMATIVE/EXPLANATORY WRITING (EXPOSITORY)
Scale: Informative-Explanatory Writing | |
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LearnZillion - Informational Writing http://learnzillion.com/lessonsets/683-writing-an-informational-article-about-energy-many-different-forms
Common Core: W.3.2a
| by: Mary Jane Custy
Writing an informational article about "Energy: Many Different Forms" This sequence of process-based writing lessons leans heavily on insights from a close reading of the article, "Defining Energy" from Millmark Education's text, "Energy: Many Different Forms." Across these lessons, students plan, draft, revise, and edit their own informational article explaining how a ball's potential energy can change to kinetic energy.
Common Core: W.3.2a
| by: Mary Jane Custy
Writing an informational article about "Energy: Many Different Forms" This sequence of process-based writing lessons leans heavily on insights from a close reading of the article, "Defining Energy" from Millmark Education's text, "Energy: Many Different Forms." Across these lessons, students plan, draft, revise, and edit their own informational article explaining how a ball's potential energy can change to kinetic energy.
- Plan an informational writing piece by rereading the prompt Common Core: W.3.5 | by: Mary Jane Custy In this lesson you will learn how to plan an informational article by looking closely at what the writing prompt is asking you to explain.
- Plan an introduction to an informational piece Common Core: W.3.2a | by: Mary Jane Custy In this lesson you will learn how to plan the introduction to an informational article by looking for the key ideas in the text.
- Plan a body paragraph for an informational piece Common Core: W.3.2b | by: Mary Jane Custy In this lesson you will learn how to plan a body paragraph for an informational article by including facts, definitions and details.
- Draft an introduction to an informational piece Common Core: W.3.2a | by: Mary Jane Custy In this lesson you will learn how to draft an introduction for an informational article by presenting the topic, providing background information, and catching the reader’s interest.
- Draft a body paragraph for an informational piece Common Core: W.3.2b | by: Mary Jane Custy In this lesson you will learn how to draft a body paragraph for an informational article by including facts, definitions, and details that will clearly explain the key idea of the body paragraph.
- Draft a conclusion for an informational piece Common Core: W.3.2d | by: Mary Jane Custy In this lesson you will learn how to draft a conclusion for an informational article by restating the topic and summarizing the key ideas.
- Revise a body paragraph by adding details and key ideas Common Core: W.3.5 | by: Mary Jane Custy In this lesson you will learn how to revise a body paragraph in an informational article by adding details that clarify and explain the key ideas.
- Add illustrations to informational writing to clarify ideas Common Core: W.3.2a | by: Mary Jane Custy In this lesson you will learn how to help a reader understand the key ideas in an informational article by adding illustrations that aid comprehension.