Informational Writing

The purpose of informational writing is to ________________.

• tell a story.

• convince the reader to take an action or change an opinion.

• explain or inform the reader.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

This type of writing can be fiction or nonfiction.

• Narrative

• Informational

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.9

This type of writing is ALWAYS nonfiction.

• Informational

• Narrative

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.6.2

Uses facts and statistics as evidence.

• Narrative

• Informational

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.W.6.1A

CCSS.W.6.1B

Explains the reason something happens and offers suggestions to solve the situation.

• compare/contrast

• description

• problem/solution

• sequence

Tags

CCSS.W.6.1A

CCSS.W.6.2A

Tells about people or places using sensory language

• description

• problem/solution

• sequence

• details

Tags

CCSS.W.6.3A

CCSS.W.6.3D

Discusses the similarities and differences between two subjects.

• Description

• Problem/solution

• Sequence

• Compare/contrast

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.W.6.2A

CCSS.W.6.9B

Uses transition words to show the order of events or steps in a process.

• narrative

• sequence

• problem/solution

• description

Tags

CCSS.W.6.2C

CCSS.W.6.3C

JJ had a stinky hamster. She decided to give him a dust bath to make him sweet smelling. This is an example of a _______________________.

• problem/solution

• funny story

• sequence

• compare/contrast

Snow fell softly and quietly as night fell. The only sound to break the silence was the crunching of my boots as I trudged through the dense forest. This is an example of ____________________.

• sequence

• description

• compare/contrast

• problem/solution

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.W.6.3D