Writing an Informative Text about Optimism
Grade
Grade 4
UNIT
1
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Optimism
Unit 1, Lesson 3, “Writing an Informative Text about Optimism,” reinforces the vocabulary word optimism. Students will write an informative text about a nonfiction text. This informative text will examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
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SUGGESTED TIME:
20 minutes
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
- Demonstrate understanding of the word optimism
- Introduce a topic and group related information together
- Develop the topic with facts, definitions, and details
- Use linking words and phrases (e.g., also, another, and, more, but) to connect ideas within categories of information
- Provide a concluding statement or section
- Demonstrate understanding of standard English sentence structure and grammar
REQUIRED MATERIALS:
- Prohuman Grade 4 Unit 1 Worksheet 3: Writing an Informative Text about Optimism
VOCABULARY:
- Optimism: I have hope and believe that my actions will help things to turn out well
ELA COMMON CORE STANDARDS MET
CHARACTER AND SOCIAL EMOTIONAL (CSED) NATIONAL STANDARDS MET
LESSON PROCEDURE
Today we will write an informative text about Leyzer Zamenhof, whom we learned about in the previous lesson from the book Doctor Esperanto and the Language of Hope by Mara Rockliff.
- Write informative text on the board. The informative texts we write should do six things:
- First, the informative text should introduce a topic clearly.
- Second, it should group related information in paragraphs.
- Third, it should develop the topic with facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples related to the topic.
- Fourth, it should link ideas within categories of information using words and phrases (e.g., another, for example, also, because).
- Fifth, it should have clear language to inform about or explain the topic.
- Sixth and finally, it should provide a concluding statement or section.
NOTE: Collect and keep the worksheet on the following page for the next day’s lesson in which students will share their stories with a partner.
GRADE 4 UNIT 1 WORKSHEET 3: WRITING AN INFORMATIVE TEXT ABOUT OPTIMISM
Optimism: I have hope and believe my actions will help things turn out well.
ACTIVITY:
Write an informative text about Leyzer Zamenhof, whom we learned about in the previous lesson from the book Doctor Esperanto and the Language of Hope by Mara Rockliff. Your informative text should be about what he did and how he showed optimism.
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