Updated: 06 Jun 2023
A writing activity to help students construct an informative text based on factual information.
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Years: 3 - 6
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A writing activity to help students construct an informative text based on factual information.
Use this teaching resource when teaching informative writing to your students.
Students read the information in the fact file about gemstones.
Using the worksheet provided, students turn the dot point notes from the fact file into full sentences.
Students then use these sentences to write an informative text about gemstones using the scaffold provided.
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