Informative Writing Teaching Resources for Year 5
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Research Skills - Note Taking
A 60 minute lesson in which students will take appropriate notes from an informative text.
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Let's Get Factual!
A 60 minute lesson to introduce the purpose and types of informative texts to students.
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Fact or Opinion?
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify the difference between a fact and an opinion.
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Constructing a Paragraph - Modelled Writing
A 60 minute lesson in which students will correctly construct an informative paragraph.
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Using a Stimulus - Independent Writing
A 60 minute lesson in which students will independently write an informative text, using appropriate text structure, language and features.
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Applying Proofreading and Editing Skills
A 60 minute lesson in which students will learn and apply proofreading and editing skills.
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Using A Fact File - Shared Writing
A 60 minute lesson in which students will use a fact file and scaffolding sheet to write an informative text in pairs.
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Informative Texts - Language Features
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and explore the language features of informative texts.
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Informative Paragraph Structure
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore the correct paragraph structure for informative writing.