ELAR 4.12(B)
compose informational texts, including brief compositions that convey information about a topic, using a clear central idea and genre characteristics and craft;
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Informative Text Writing Task – How Does a Plane Fly?
A scaffolded writing task for students to complete when learning about the informative text type.
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Informative Text Research Template
A research template for students to use when writing an informative text.
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Writing An Information Report Poster
Display this poster in your room as a visual reminder of the structure of an information report.
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Informative Writing - Fact Sorting Activity
A hands-on sorting activity to use when introducing informative writing.
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Informative Text Writing Scaffold
An informative writing scaffold template.
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Informative Texts Writing Task - Halloween Fact Sort
Practice organizing information for essay writing with this informative text passage and fact-sorting activity.
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Informative Texts Writing Task - Cupcakes
A fact file and a scaffolding template that can be used to write an informative text about cupcakes.
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Informative Texts Writing Task - Lions
A fact file and a scaffolding template that can be used to write an informative text about lions.
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5 Informational Writing Prompt Stimulus Sheets
A set of 5 writing prompt stimulus sheets with an informative text focus.
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Assessment Rubric - Informative Writing
An assessment rubric designed to help teachers to assess students' informative writing.
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Informative Paragraphs Sequencing Activity
6 jumbled informative paragraphs for students to sequence in the correct order.
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Healthy Lifestyle - Advertising Challenge
A fun advertising challenge to use in the classroom for students to persuade others to live a healthy lifestyle.
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Assorted Writing Prompts Grid
A writing grid with 20 writing prompts.
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Writing An Informational Text Poster
Display this poster in your room as a visual reminder of the structure of an informational text.
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Writing a Speech Poster
A poster highlighting the main parts to a speech.
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Informative Text Writing Task - Gemstones
A writing activity to help students construct an informative text based on factual information.
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Informative Text Writing Task - Cars
A writing activity to help students construct an informative text based on factual information.
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Developing Informative Writing Skills PowerPoint
A 19-slide editable PowerPoint template to use when teaching your students about the structure and language features of informative texts.
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Informative Paragraph Planning Template
A planning template for students to use when writing an informative paragraph.
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Sports Themed Writing Prompts
Ten sports themed writing prompts for the middle and upper grades.
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Procedural Recount Text Structure Anchor Chart - With Annotations
A poster about the procedural recount text type, including an annotated example.
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Factual Recount Text Type Poster - With Annotations
A poster about the factual recount text type, including an annotated example.
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Factual Description Text Type Poster - With Annotations
A poster about the factual description text type, including an annotated example.
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Explanation Text Type Poster - With Annotations
A poster about the explanation text type, including an annotated example.
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Plan Your Own Adventure - Writing Template
Students use a template to help them plan stories with alternative pathways for their friends to read.
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Choose Your Own Destiny - Writing Template
Students use a template to help them write stories with alternative pathways for their friends to read.
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Paragraph of the Week PowerPoint - Informative Paragraphs
A Paragraph of the Week PowerPoint presentation to use when setting up this writing strategy in your classroom.
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Developing Procedural Writing Skills Unit Plan - Year 3 and Year 4
This English unit addresses the purpose, structure and language features of the procedure text type.
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Writing an Informational Paragraph - Modeled Writing
A 60-minute lesson in which students will write an informative paragraph.
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Building a Description Using Facts
A 60-minute lesson in which students will build a description of an animal, person or object using facts.
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Informational Texts - Text Structure
A 60-minute lesson in which students will identify and explore the structure of an informational text.
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Fact or Opinion?
A 60-minute lesson in which students will identify the difference between a fact and an opinion.