Informative Writing Review

Informative Writing Review

by Ms. Jackson

Multiple Select

Select the things that informative writing includes

• Opinions

• facts

• feelings

• details

Fill in the Blank

Informative writing _______ all about a _____.

Multiple Choice

Which phrase shows an opinion or feeling?

• I know because

• It's easy

• There are four

• It happened on August 1st

​Stretch Your Thinking!!!

When we start writing our paragraph in a little, you have to stretch your thinking to ADD MORE DETAIL.

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​Your writing in more interesting with more details.

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​You still have to STAY AWAY FROM OPINIONS.

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​Let's practice!

Let's watch a video on how to stretch our sentences to add more detail.​

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Multiple Choice

Which sentence adds more detail BUT keeps the same meaning?

"I was late to school."

• I was late today.

• I had to eat breakfast super fast and it was hot.

• My alarm didn't go off this morning so after I got ready, I ended up making it to school after the late bell.

• I didn't want to school on Monday but I got up and came anyway.  

Open Ended

Stretch this sentence. ADD DETAILS that doesn't include opinions.

"I went to see family."

Open Ended

Stretch this sentence. ADD MORE detail but do not include opinions.

"I traveled on an airplane."

Multiple Select

Which sentence could be in our INFORMATIVE paragraph today?

• My vacation was so fun and relaxing. 

• I saw animals on my trip to the zoo.

• When I visited family, they picked us up from the airport.

• The airport was exhausting because you have to walk so far.

Multiple Select

Choose the sentences you would NOT put in an informative writing.

• I had fun on the first day of school.

• I visited 3 states this summer.

• There were 4 rotations at school.

• Rotating classes is very tiring.

​PRACTICE

​I was born.

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​I was born on November 24th.

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​I was born on November 24th in the morning.

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​I was born on Tuesday morning,

November 24th, just 2 days before Thanksgiving.

Open Ended

Think of YOUR topic for this project (summer, life, 1st day). Write one DETAILED sentence that you could include in your paragraph.