English Language Arts and Reading.3.12.B

The student is expected to

compose informational texts, including brief compositions that convey information about a topic, using a clear central idea and genre characteristics and craft;

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Knowledge and Skills Statement

Composition: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts--genres. The student uses genre characteristics and craft to compose multiple texts that are meaningful.

Have students compose a brief procedural text such as a how-to text, ensuring they are using a clear central idea as well as other genre characteristics such as clear organizational patterns. Ask students to exchange texts with a partner and identify the characteristics of informational text in their partner’s writing.

Further Explanation

Students are expected to compose informational papers to effectively explain and clarify a topic. Their writing must have a clear central idea with supporting details, an introduction and a conclusion, and an evident organizational pattern.

the main focus of a piece of writing or story that ties together all the other elements
Students will compose effective informational texts. Students should understand that informational texts explain and clarify a topic. Student informational writing must have a clear central idea, or focus, with supporting details, an introduction and a conclusion, and an evident organizational pattern.
a piece of written work that brings together ideas in a coherent manner
the form, format, elements, and techniques typically used within a particular genre