Standard Alignments:

CCSS ELA: W.3.2

W.3.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.

W.3.2.A

W.3.2.A Introduce a topic and group related information together; include illustrations when useful to aiding comprehension.

W.3.2.B

W.3.2.B Develop the topic with facts, definitions, and details.

W.3.2.C

W.3.2.C Use linking words and phrases (e.g., also, another, and, more, but) to connect ideas within categories of information.

W.3.2.D

W.3.2.D Provide a concluding statement or section.

TEKS ELA: 3(12)(B)

3(12)(B) Compose informational texts, including brief compositions that convey information about a topic, using a clear central idea and genre characteristics and craft.

Related Lessons

Strengthen explanatory writing by editing
Write a Paragraph
Plan and Write a Narrative
Plan and Write an Opinion Piece
Distinguish Between Fact and Opinion
Plan and Write a Procedure
Provide Reasons to Support Opinions
Revise Writing
Write a Concluding Statement (Opinion)
Use Technology to Produce and Publish Writing

Related Concepts

Write an Informative Text
Write a Friendly Letter
Group Related Ideas
Identify the Main Topic of a Multi-Paragraph Text
Spoken and Written English
Determine the Main Idea
Plan and Write an Opinion Piece
Plan and Write a Narrative
Write a Paragraph
Revise Writing
Main Idea & Key Details
Use Technology to Revise Writing
Write a Narrative (Multi-Paragraph Composition)
Write a Concluding Paragraph for Expository Text
Plan and Write Informational Text
Write a Paragraph
Describe a Place

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