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3 rd six weeks 2009 Expository Writing - to Inform

Rules Talking Writing Watching

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Writing

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Today’s Learning Goals: 1. Brainstorm, organize and sequence ideas for informational writing. 2. Write an opening sentence.

Writing to inform Writing that gives your audience information about a specific topic. It includes definitions and factual statements.

Writing prompt Tell about conserving natural resources.

Writing prompt Tell ab0ut conserving natural resources.

Brainstorm Natural resources Soil Rocks Minerals Trees Water Air Plants

Now you try…

Organize: decide which of these you want to write about Natural resources Soil Rocks Minerals Trees Water Air Plants

Now you try…

Organize and Sequence on your Flow Map WaterSoilTrees

Now you try…

Opening Sentence Tells what the writing will be about. The opening sentence for informational writing should tell: What I am writing about A definition or statement about the topic Always addresses the prompt.

It is important to conserve natural resources like water, soil, and trees. WaterSoilTrees

Now you try…

It is important to conserve natural resources like water, soil, and trees. WaterSoilTrees

End of Day 1 What did we do? We brainstormed our writing ideas on a Circle Map. We organized our writing ideas on a Flow Map. We wrote an opening sentence.

Day 2 Learning Goals: Add details Add transition words Write a closing sentence

Yesterday we… Brainstormed Organized Wrote an opening sentence

It is important to conserve natural resources like water, soil, and trees. WaterSoilTrees _______________________

Can you please….. Tell me more!

Add details to your ideas Write at least 1 detail for each idea Give more information about each idea

It is important to conserve natural resources like water, soil, and trees. WaterSoilTrees Short showersWeathering___Oxygen______

Now you try…

Add transition words Decide on the best transition words to use. Write them on top of the small boxes in the middle of the Flow Map.

It is important to conserve natural resources like water, soil, and trees. WaterSoilTrees Short showersWeathering___Oxygen______ To begin with_Also_______ Most importantly

Now you try…

Closing sentence Revisit the prompt and give a sense of closure.

It is important to conserve natural resources like water, soil, and trees. WaterSoilTrees It is important for everyone to conserve the natural resources of water, soil, and trees. Short showersWeathering___Oxygen______ To begin with_Also_______ Most importantly

Now you try…

It is important to conserve natural resources like water, soil, and trees. WaterSoilTrees It is important for everyone to conserve the natural resources of water, soil, and trees. Short showersWeathering___Oxygen______ To begin with_Also_______ Most importantly

End of Day 2 What did we do? We added details to our Flow Map. We added transition words. We wrote a closing sentence.

Day 3 Learning Goals: Review your Flow Map Orally rehearse your writing Write your expository writing – to inform Share your writing

It is important to conserve natural resources like water, soil, and trees. WaterSoilTrees It is important for everyone to conserve the natural resources of water, soil, and trees. Short showersWeathering___Oxygen______ To begin with_Also_______ Most importantly

Orally rehearse Practice telling a partner what you are going to write. Use complete sentences when you speak.

Writing a composition Take the information off the Flow Map. Put the information into complete sentences. Don’t forget any boxes or transition words Try adding strong descriptive words and phrases.

Expository composition – to inform It is important to conserve natural resources like water, soil, and trees. To begin with, water is a basic need of all living things. People can conserve water by taking shorter showers. Also, soil is an important resource for growing healthy plants. People can conserve soil by planting more trees to stop weathering. Most importantly, people need to conserve trees. Trees provide oxygen for all living things. It is important for everyone to conserve the natural resources of water, soil, and trees.

Checklist 8 or more logically sequenced and factual sentences focusing on a topic in response to a prompt. (5 points) Spelling (2 points) Capitalization / Punctuation (2 points) Spacing / letter use (1 point) Descriptive language – 3 strong words – not color words or good, nice, big, little (2 points) Lead sentence – provides orientation and addresses the prompt through definition or statement (1 point) Closing sentence – revisits the prompt and gives a sense of closure (1 point) Detail sentences – 3 facts about the topic and each one has one detail sentence providing additional information (3 points) 3 logical transition words (3 points)