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Features

  • Plan first: topic, audience, what the reader should learn and where to find facts
  • Sections with headings, a picture or chart, an introduction and a conclusion
  • A lined plan too: the same parts on notebook lines, for students who like lines better than boxes
  • Details to collect: facts, a definition, a quotation and an example
  • Exact words: replace vague words in six sentences about animals
  • A paragraph frame and linking words for informative writing
  • Wide-ruled notebook lines with room to write, set in Andika

Skills Covered

  • Introduce a topic and group ideas in sections
  • Use headings and pictures
  • Develop a topic with facts, definitions and quotations
  • Use exact words and topic words
  • Link ideas with another and for example
  • Write a conclusion

How to Use This Pack

Seven pages for one informative piece. Page 1 is the plan. Page 2 organizes it into three sections with headings, a picture or chart, an introduction and a conclusion. Page 3 is the same plan on lines: three main ideas, each with its details, and topic words. Page 4 collects details: facts, a definition, a quotation with its source and an example. Page 5 swaps vague words for exact ones. Page 6 is a paragraph frame, and page 7 a page of linking words.

In the Classroom

Look at a nonfiction book with headings together and talk about what each heading tells the reader. Then let students plan their sections. On page 3, show how to write a quotation with who said it and where it was found.

At Home

Read a nonfiction article about an animal together and point out its headings. Ask your child to tell you the most interesting fact in their own words.

Tips for Success

  • Give each section a heading
  • Use facts, definitions and quotations
  • Say who said a quotation and where you found it
  • Choose exact words for your topic
  • End by connecting back to your topic

Informative Writing for 4th Grade

4th Grade

Informative writing about animals in sections with headings. Students plan a piece, gather facts, definitions, quotations and examples, choose exact words for their topic, link ideas and write a conclusion.

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What’s Included

  • 1 plan, 1 sections organizer and 1 lined plan
  • 1 details page and 1 exact words page
  • 1 paragraph frame and 1 linking words page
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