Lesson
3
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Writing an Informative Text About Humanity

Grade

Grade 2

UNIT

9

Humanity

Last Updated:

June 5, 2025

Unit 9, Lesson 3, “Writing an Informative Text About Humanity,” reinforces the vocabulary word humanity. Students will write an informative text in which they introduce a topic, use facts and definitions to develop points, and provide a concluding statement or section.

SUGGESTED TIME:

20 minutes

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

  • Demonstrate comprehension of the word humanity.
  • Write an informative text about humanity that introduces the topic, uses facts and definitions to develop points, and provides a concluding statement or section
  • Demonstrate understanding of standard English sentence structure and grammar 

REQUIRED MATERIALS:

  • Prohuman Grade 2 Unit 9 Worksheet 3: Writing an Informative Text About Humanity

VOCABULARY:

  • Humanity: I see that every person is special. People are more alike than unalike. We all need to work together to make our lives better. 

ELA COMMON CORE STANDARDS MET

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.2.2

Write informative/explanatory texts in which they introduce a topic, use facts and definitions to develop points, and provide a concluding statement or section.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.2.2

Recount or describe key ideas or details from a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.2

Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.3

Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.

CHARACTER AND SOCIAL EMOTIONAL (CSED) NATIONAL STANDARDS MET

Civic Character B2

Demonstrate the ability to be respectful, courteous and polite

Social-Awareness A

Demonstrate the ability to empathize and take the perspective of others, including demonstrating awareness of cultural differences and respect for human dignity

Social-Awareness A3

Demonstrate the ability to listen carefully and intentionally to others

Social-Awareness A4

Describe ways in which people are similar and different

Interpersonal/ Relationship Skills 1

Initiate and engage in conversation and social interactions with classmates, peers, and adults

Interpersonal/ Relationship Skills 7

Play games and appropriately participate in small group classroom activities

LESSON PROCEDURE

Today we will write an informative text that features four facts we learned from the book If the World Were a Village by David J. Smith. An informative text introduces a topic, uses facts and definitions to develop points, and provides a concluding statement or section.

  1. Write on the board: Writing an Informative Text about Humanity 
  2. Let’s work together by filling out our worksheet.
    Topic: The book If the World Were a Village helps us to understand humanity by imagining the whole population of the world as a village of just 100 people.
    Fact 1: Of the 100 people in the imaginary global village, 60 are from Asia.
    Fact 2: Of the 100 people, 15 are from Africa.
  3. Now each student will finish this informative text, on their worksheet, by writing two more facts and a conclusion about what they learned about humanity from the book If the World Were a Village by David J. Smith.

NOTE: Collect and keep the worksheet on the following page for the next day’s lesson in which students will share their informative texts with a partner.

GRADE 2 UNIT 9 WORKSHEET 3: WRITING AN INFORMATIVE TEXT ABOUT HUMANITY

Humanity: I see that every person is special. People are more alike than unalike. We all need to work together to make our lives better. 

ACTIVITY: Write an informative text with four facts you learned about the world’s people from the book If the World Were a Village by David J. Smith.

Topic:

Fact 1: 

Fact 2: 

Fact 3: 

Fact 4: 

 Conclusion: 

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