Established Goals:
W.6.2. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization and analysis of relevant content.
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Understandings:
Students will understand that . . .
- How to decipher what an author is saying in the text.
- How to write in an organized way.
- How to derive a specific topic.
- How to decipher what is important and relevant information
Essential Questions:
- What facts support your main topic?
- Why do you feel this way?
- What evidence do you have to support your idea?
- How should you organize your information to be most effective?
- If I asked you how you bake cookies, who can tell me how/the steps?
- Would it make sense to perform these steps out of order?
Students will know . . .
- Key terms: informative/explanatory text
- Examples of informative/explanatory text
- How to gather information
- How to organize their writing in an order that makes sense.
Students will be able to . . .
- Write informative/explanatory texts that convey ideas and concepts using relevant information that is carefully selected and organized.
- Introduce the topic of their text.
We seem to have similar understanding of the assignment. Do you have a particular assignment in mind yet?
ReplyDeletenot just yet, because I'm math oriented so I would really have to search! aha I believe you are also math, right? Or am I mistaken you for someone else?
ReplyDeletenot just yet, because I'm math oriented so I would really have to search! aha I believe you are also math, right? Or am I mistaken you for someone else?
ReplyDeleteYour essential questions are great. The one about baking cookies not only develops students understanding of an informative text but also provides a real world application and somewhat student choice.
DeleteI agree, the question provides more focus and is a concrete example of how the skill that will be learned can be applied.
DeleteI am math as well! Very interested to see what I can do with this.
ReplyDeleteYou picked a good example with the baking cookies. Students can relate to this idea and gain an understanding of the importance of sequence of steps. I like that you posed this question for the students, "What evidence do you have to support your idea?" This is good way to show them that they need facts to back up their ideas since this is a informational/explanatory essay.
ReplyDeletewhy thank you everyone :) but yes I'm eager to develop this more into a lesson as well
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