These lessons focus on the skills needed to master the chosen standard and are designed to compliment the companion writing lessons.
These lessons are built to extend the skills taught in the power lessons. The intent is to allow the students to demonstrate their knowledge of the skills needed to master the chosen standard.
Wrapping Up Our Informational Writing
Writing conclusionsWrapping Up "How To" Stories
Writing conclusionsHook, Line, and Sinker
Writing an introduction for an informational writing pieceLet Me Introduce My Topic
Writing an introductory paragraph for informational writingThe Importance of Focus Paragraphs
Connecting the main topic to the focus paragraphs that support itOur 39th President, Jimmy Carter
Informational writing with an introduction, facts, definitions and a closingMeet a Georgia Historical Figure
Information paragraphsComparing and Contrasting Georgia Creek and Cherokee Cultures
Using comparison and contrastComparing and Contrasting Information
Text structure of comparing and contrastingAre YOU Hooking Your Informational Readers?
IntroductionsThese lessons serve as a scaffold of the specific learning targets and move from the foundational level into the mastery level of the standard.
Foundational Lesson
I can identify facts.Mastery Lesson
I can write an informational text that uses facts and definitions to develop points.Weather