W.3.2

W.3.2 Write informative/ explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and

information clearly.

a. Organize information and ideas around a topic to plan and prepare to write.

b. Introduce a topic and group related information together; include illustrations when useful to aiding comprehension.

c. Develop the topic with facts, definitions, and details.

d. Use linking words and phrases to connect ideas within categories of information.

e. Provide a concluding statement

or section.

f. With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by revising and editing,

with consideration to task and purpose.

❏ Write informative/ explanatory texts to:

❏ Examine a topic

❏ Clearly convey ideas and information

❏ Organize information and ideas around a topic to plan and prepare to write

❏ Group related information together

❏ Include illustrations when useful to aiding comprehension

❏ Develop the topic with:

❏ Facts

❏ Definitions

❏ Details

❏ Use linking words to connect ideas within categories of information

❏ Use linking phrases to connect ideas within categories of information

❏ Provide a concluding statement or section

❏ Strengthen writing as needed by revising with consideration to task and purpose

❏ Strengthen writing as needed by editing with consideration to task and purpose

editing – the process by which an author improves a text by correcting errors in grammar and/or conventions, (e.g., grammatical, structural, etc.), verifying precision of language, eliminating redundancy, and more.

illustration – a picture or drawing used for

explanatory and/or aesthetic purposes; can also

refer to an example used as evidence for a claim

linking words and phrases – words and phrases that connect one sentence, paragraph, idea, etc. to a subsequent one, allowing readers to see the connection between such elements and to progress smoothly from one idea to the next (e.g., first, next, last; furthermore; on the other hand; etc.)

purpose – the reason for a particular action or creation (e.g., literary work or speech); the reason for which something exists (e.g., to persuade, to inform, to express, and/or to entertain)

revision/revising – the process of rereading something that has been produced and making changes in order to clarify meaning, improve cohesion, evaluate the effectiveness of information and evidence, etc.; distinguished from editing which is largely related to correcting errors strengthen – to increase the rhetorical and/or argumentative impact of a written or spoken work by revising for concision, clarity, and cohesion; providing better and/or more evidence as support for claims and value statements; eliminating wordiness, redundancy, and confusion; etc.

task – (as part of the task, purpose, and audience relationship) – the specific product or type of product one is completing (e.g., editorial article, friendly letter, etc.), which greatly influences the choices an author makes (e.g., one would likely adopt an informal register when writing a friendly letter)

topic – the subject or matter being discussed or written about in a text, speech, etc.