ELAR 5.12(B)
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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Assessment Rubric – Biographical Texts
An assessment rubric designed to help teachers to assess students’ biography writing.
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Write a Biography PowerPoint
Use this age-appropriate biography PowerPoint to teach your students about the purpose, structure and features of biographical texts.
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Grade 5 Daily Warm-Up – PowerPoint 1
A 75-slide PowerPoint presentation containing a variety of quick warm-up activities.
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Biography Research Graphic Organizer
Provide students with this biography research graphic organizer to help them gather key life details and take organized notes for writing a well-structured biography.
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Biography Brochure Template
Help your students organize their thoughts about their biography subject.
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Biography Cube
Research and create an interactive biography for a historical figure.
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Informational Text Planner - Music
An informational text planning template focusing on a musical act.
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Biography Flipbook Template
Create a flipbook that clearly illustrates the most significant aspects of a biography subject.
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Grade 5 Daily Warm-Up – PowerPoint 3
A 82-slide PowerPoint presentation containing a variety of quick warm-up activities.
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What Causes the Seasons? Informative Text Writing Task
Use this scaffolded writing task to have students write about how seasons change.
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Informative Text Writing Task – How Does the Respiratory System Work?
A scaffolded writing task for students to complete when learning about the informative text type.
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Informative Text Writing Task – How Does a Plane Fly?
A scaffolded writing task for students to complete when learning about the informative text type.
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Informative Text Research Template
A research template for students to use when writing an informative text.
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Information Text Fact Files and Scaffolding Sheet
Use this set of informational writing prompts to support your students in writing a detailed and well-structured factual report.
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Informative Paragraphs Sequencing Activity
Teach your students about informational text paragraph structure with this hands-on sequencing activity.
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Daily Writing Prompts Calendars - Upper Grades
Inspire your students and encourage them to write regularly with a set of printable Daily Writing Prompts in calendar format!
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Roll to Create a Treasure Map
A fun, hands-on activity using a die and a chart to create a treasure map, and then use it to write a procedural text.
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Writing a Speech Poster
A poster highlighting the main parts to a speech.
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Biography Writing Template Pack
Download this biography writing template pack to help students structure engaging biographies with differentiated layouts suited for various writing projects.
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Sports Themed Writing Prompts
Ten sports themed writing prompts for the middle and upper grades.
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Procedural Recount Text Structure Anchor Chart - With Annotations
A poster about the procedural recount text type, including an annotated example.
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Athlete Profile Template
A worksheet to use in the classroom when writing athlete profiles.
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Informative Paragraph Structure
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore the correct paragraph structure for informative writing.
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Writing Informative Texts Unit Plan - Year 5 and Year 6
This English unit addresses the informative text type; specifically, how to write a well-structured informative text.
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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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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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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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Constructing a Paragraph - Modeled Writing
A 60 minute lesson in which students will correctly construct an informative paragraph.
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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 Texts - Text Structure
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and explore the structure of informative texts.
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Let's Get Factual!