Informational Writing 3rd Grade W.3.2 Informative Lessons, Prompts, & More

Description

This W.3.2 Informative and Explanatory Writing unit includes lesson plans, writing prompts, writing papers, graphic organizers, and assessments perfect for making your Informative Writing unit a breeze. In first grade, students must introduce topic/text, supply facts, and provide a sense of closure.

Informational Writing 3rd Grade

There are 10 lesson plans, which can be spread out over the course of 3 or 4 weeks. There are many activities within each lesson plans, which should take you about 2 or 3 days to complete each. The lesson plans are scaffolded to gradually teach the process of writing opinion pieces.

Informational Mini Lessons

1- Structure of an Informative Piece
2- Strong Facts, Definitions, and Details
3- Organizing Facts into Categories
4- Strong Introductions
5- Body & Paragraphs
6- Linking Words
7- Strong Conclusions
8- How-To Writing Focus
9- All-About Writing Focus
10, 11, and 12- Putting It All Together Writing Pieces

There are also…

• Writing Prompts for cyclical practice throughout the year
• Graphic organizers to use as needed
• Writing papers with primary lines and regular lines (3 options with picture sizes)
• Assessments (teacher and self)
• Digital conversions for writing prompts

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This W.3.2 Informative and Explanatory Writing unit purchase is for one single classroom only.
If you’re interested in sharing with other classrooms, make sure to buy the extra licenses. If you are interested in a site license, please contact me for a quote at [email protected].

This unit covers the Writing Common Core State Standard W.3.2:

• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.2- Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.2.A- Introduce a topic and group related information together; include illustrations when useful to aiding comprehension.
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.2.B- Develop the topic with facts, definitions, and details.
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.2.C- Use linking words and phrases (e.g., also, another, and, more, but) to connect ideas within categories of information.
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.2.D- Provide a concluding statement or section.