Informative Writing
Informative Writing
Objectives
In this unit, students will write cause-and-effect expository nonfiction. Students will:
- examine cause-and-effect relationships by differentiating types of causes.
- complete a graphic organizer of cause-and-effect relationships.
- research information for a cause-and-effect essay.
- compose and revise a cause-and-effect essay.
- categorize subtle differences between relevant transition words.
Essential Questions
How do grammar and the conventions of language influence spoken and written communication?
How do readers know what to believe in what they read, hear, and view?
How do strategic readers create meaning from informational and literary text?
How does interaction with text provoke thinking and response?
What is the purpose?
What is this text really about?
What makes clear and effective writing?
What will work best for the audience?
Who is the audience?
Why do writers write?
- Why do writers write? What is the purpose?
- What makes clear and effective writing?
- How do grammar and the conventions of language influence spoken and written communication?
- How does one best present findings?
Related Unit and Lesson Plans
Related Materials & Resources
The possible inclusion of commercial websites below is not an implied endorsement of their products, which are not free, and are not required for this lesson plan.
- Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL). http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/
- Information about Expository Writing. Stanford University. http://www.stanford.edu/~arnetha/expowrite/info.html
Formative Assessment
Final 06/28/2013