Informative Writing

With help, the student demonstrates partial success at 2.0 and 3.0.

I can use lists and drawings to generate ideas for a topic.

I can use graphic organizers to plan and order my facts.

I can list transition words.

I can identify a topic sentence, closing sentence, and sentence variety in informative mentor texts.

I can explain that sentences should begin with a capital letter, spell words correctly, make sense, and end with punctuation.

Vocabulary:

write, inform, facts, sentence

I can introduce my topic in my first sentence.

I can develop my topic with two or more facts.

I can use transition words to order my facts.

I can write using a variety of words and sentences.

I can include a closing.

I can write with few errors in grammar, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling.