Week(s) # 2 Form of Writing: Expository (Informative) Prompt: Grammar Focus: Subjects and Predicates Explain why teachers give homework. Explica por qué los maestros dan tarea. Primary Writing TEKS: Primary Grammar TEKS: 4.18Ai-iii: Students write expository and procedural or work-related 4.20B (B) use the complete subject and the complete predicate in a texts to communicate ideas and information to specific audiences for sentence; specific purposes. Students are expected to: (A) create brief compositions that: (i) establish a central idea in a topic sentence; (ii) include supporting sentences with simple facts, details, and explanations; and (iii) contain a concluding statement; Writing Activity/Strategy Description: Revising/Editing Focus based on State Rubric: Organization/Progression Expository Informative “Brainstorming” Worksheet from Randi The writer establishes a clear central idea. All ideas are strongly related Whitney Expository Packet p. 36. to the central idea and are focused on the topic specified in the Purpose: To help student organize thoughts. prompt. By sustaining this focus, the writer is able to create an essay Linear Paragraph Activity from Randi Whitney Narrative Packet that is unified and coherent. pp. 18 & 23. Purpose: Show elaboration on ideas. Suggested Pacing for Composition Writing: Writing Resource Correlation: Introduce (Day 1): Give definition of expository writing. Journeys/Senderos: Prewriting (Day 1 & 2): Brainstorming Worksheet Refer to daily grammar lessons in Lesson 2 (T.E. 120-121) and (S.E. pp. Drafting (Day 3 & 4): Linear Paragraph Activity 64-65) Revising: Editing: Write Source: pp.470-475 Publishing: Other Resources: Write Source Skills Book pp. 83-84 Features of Genre: Academic Vocabulary: simple subject, simple predicate, sentence Describe through informing, explaining and defining. fragment, expository, informative, organization, linear
Week(s) # 2 Form of Writing: Expository (Informative) Prompt: Explain why teachers give homework. Explica por qué los maestros dan tarea. Grammar Focus: Subjects and Predicates Primary Writing TEKS: 4.18Ai-iii: Students write expository and procedural or work-related texts to communicate ideas and information to specific audiences for specific purposes. Students are expected to: (A) create brief compositions that: (i) establish a central idea in a topic sentence; (ii) include supporting sentences with simple facts, details, and explanations; and (iii) contain a concluding statement; Primary Grammar TEKS: 4.20B (B) use the complete subject and the complete predicate in a sentence; Writing Activity/Strategy Description: Expository Informative “Brainstorming” Worksheet from Randi Whitney Expository Packet p. 36. Purpose: To help student organize thoughts. Linear Paragraph Activity from Randi Whitney Narrative Packet pp. 18 & 23. Purpose: Show elaboration on ideas. Revising/Editing Focus based on State Rubric: Organization/Progression The writer establishes a clear central idea. All ideas are strongly related to the central idea and are focused on the topic specified in the prompt. By sustaining this focus, the writer is able to create an essay that is unified and coherent. Suggested Pacing for Composition Writing: Introduce (Day 1): Give definition of expository writing. Prewriting (Day 1 & 2): Brainstorming Worksheet Drafting (Day 3 & 4): Linear Paragraph Activity Revising: Editing: Publishing: Writing Resource Correlation: Journeys/Senderos: Refer to daily grammar lessons in Lesson 2 (T.E. 120-121) and (S.E. pp. 64-65) Write Source: pp.470-475 Other Resources: Write Source Skills Book pp. 83-84 Features of Genre: Describe through informing, explaining and defining. Academic Vocabulary: simple subject, simple predicate, sentence fragment, expository, informative, organization, linear
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