ELA21.3.34

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 3

ELA21.3.34
Write informative or explanatory texts about a topic using sources, including an introduction, facts, relevant details with elaboration, and a conclusion.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:

Informative or explanatory text is a piece of writing that provides factual information that was gathered from research sources.
Informative or explanatory text begins by introducing the topic, provides facts and relevant details, and ends with a conclusion.
Elaboration means to supply additional information about a detail by using academic, content-specific vocabulary or by including text features.

Skills

Students are able to:

Gather information from sources.
Write an informative or explanatory text using information gathered from sources.
Write an informative or explanatory text that begins with introducing the topic, provides facts and details about the topic, and ends with a conclusion.
Elaborate on details included in the text.

Understanding

Students understand that:

Informative or explanatory writing follows a predictable text structure that includes introducing the topic, providing facts or additional details about the topic, and ends with a conclusion.
They must gather their facts about the topic from a research source.
Informative or explanatory writing can be used to tell facts about a topic.
Writers elaborate details included in the text by using academic, content-specific vocabulary and text features.

Vocabulary

Informative text
Explanatory text
Sources
Topic
Introduction
Facts
Relevant details
Elaboration
Conclusion

Aligned Learning Resources

Writers' Workshop: The Biographical Sketch

Blending Fiction and Nonfiction to Improve Comprehension and Writing Skills

Our Classroom: Writing an Owner's Manual

Teaching the Compare and Contrast Essay Through Modeling

How-To Writing: Motivating Students to Write for a Real Purpose

Walking in the Artist's Shoes

Meet the Families

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