Writing an Informative Text
Grade
Grade 4
UNIT
4
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Curiosity
In Unit 4, Lesson 3, “Writing an Informative Text,” students will write an informative text that will examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
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SUGGESTED TIME:
20 minutes
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
- 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 4 Worksheet 3: Writing an Informative Text About Curiosity
VOCABULARY:
- Curiosity: I want to learn new things.
ELA COMMON CORE STANDARDS MET
CHARACTER AND SOCIAL EMOTIONAL (CSED) NATIONAL STANDARDS MET
LESSON PROCEDURE
Today we will write an informative text about George Carruthers, whom we learned about in the previous lesson.
- 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 4 WORKSHEET 3: WRITING AN INFORMATIVE TEXT ABOUT CURIOSITY
Curiosity: I want to learn new things.
ACTIVITY:
Write an informative text about George Carruthers, whom we learned about in the previous lesson. Your informative text should be about what he did, how he showed curiosity, and how he helped others.
Your informative text should:
- Introduce a topic clearly.
- Group related information in paragraphs.
- Develop the topic with facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples related to the topic.
- Link ideas within categories of information using words and phrases (e.g., another, for example, also, because).
- Have clear language to inform about or explain the topic.
- Provide a concluding statement or section.
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