Informative Writing: Teaching Others
Write a complete informative draft about a chosen topic
Include a clear introduction and conclusion
Use facts to teach others about the selected subject
“Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.”
— Proverbs 22:6 (WEB)Just as this verse talks about teaching, students will practice writing to teach others
Review the purpose of informative writing. Remind students they are going to write a piece to teach others about their chosen topic.
Model how to turn the graphic organizer into a full draft, showing how to write complete sentences that explain facts clearly.
Students will write their first draft using their graphic organizer as a guide
Simpler: Use sentence starters or write fewer sentences
Challenge: Add interesting details and descriptive words
Share one interesting fact from your writing with a partner
Dear God, thank you for helping us learn and for giving us the ability to teach others about the wonderful things you've created.
Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about editing our informative writing
“Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.”
— Proverbs 22:6 (WEB)🎯 Activity: Create hand motions to represent teaching and learning
Children are learning to write informative texts that clearly explain a topic to others
Staying on topic and writing complete sentences
Clear sentences that explain facts about the chosen topic