Including Stories and Examples in Body Paragraphs

This lesson teaches how to enhance informational texts by adding stories and examples. It reviews the writing process, focusing on the 'Revise and Edit' stage, and highlights common mistakes like lack of detail. The lesson provides examples of controlled adaptations and mimicry in animals, demonstrating how to identify dull sections and improve them. It guides creating a chart to gather additional stories and examples, and shows how to integrate this new information into the text. The lesson concludes with a summary of the key steps in adding detail to informational texts.

What is the primary focus of the 'Revise and Edit' stage in the writing process?

• Publishing the final version

• Adding details to enhance the text

• Writing the first draft

• Generating new ideas

Why is it important to identify dull or uninteresting parts of a text?

• To reduce the length of the text

• To simplify the language used

• To ensure the text is engaging and informative

• To make the text easier to memorize

Which animals are mentioned as examples of using mimicry and luring?

• Eagles and hawks

• Chameleons and possums

• Female fireflies and angler fish

• Lions and tigers

What is a coleoid, as mentioned in the text?

• A kind of reptile

• A species of fish

• A group of mollusks including octopuses, squid, and cuttlefish

• A type of bird

How can additional stories and examples be effectively collected?

• By memorizing them

• By creating a chart to organize them

• By writing them randomly

• By asking friends for ideas