Informational Writing Unit: Writing Topic 3 “Windows and Mirrors”

Description

Authors:

Andrea Chorney, K–12 Educator

Elisa M Yzaguirre, K–12 Educator

Learning Goals:

Learners will:

• develop an identity paragraph with relevant well-chosen facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples.
• use precise language and domain specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic

Learners will do this by:

• writing a topic sentence related to how their topic of choice connects to parts of their identity through windows and mirrors
• writing with sufficient clarity and context, specific types of supporting details to match and analysis and elaboration describing how the evidence connects to the topic sentence and why it matters.
• integrating vocabulary into their writing