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Unpacked Content
Knowledge
- Informative or explanatory text is writing that examines and explains complex ideas or processes, utilizing information from multiple credible research sources.
- Informative or explanatory text has an organized structure, and usually begins by clearly focusing on the topic, providing credible evidence, and ends with a conclusion.
- Informative or explanatory writing should include academic, content-specific technical word meanings.
- Words that indicate transitions.
Skills
- Gather credible information and data from multiple sources.
- Write an informative or explanatory text with an organized structure and formal style that develops the topic and utilizes appropriate transitions, credible information or data, and technical vocabulary words.
Understanding
- Informative or explanatory writing follows a predictable, organized text structure that utilizes appropriate transition words and precise vocabulary.
- They must gather their information and data about the topic from multiple credible research sources.
- Using credible information/data can support a writer's ideas and claims.
- Writers elaborate on details included in the text by using formal academic, content-specific technical words.
Vocabulary
- Informative text
- Explanatory text
- Credible sources
- Transitions
- Precise vocabulary
