Informing the World: Research and Expository Writing · Informational Writing

The Art of the Report

Students write informative texts that group related information and use precise domain-specific vocabulary.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does the use of technical vocabulary increase the credibility of an informational report?
  2. 2Why is it important to provide a concluding statement that links back to the introduction?
  3. 3How do transitions help a reader follow a complex explanation of a process?

Common Core State Standards

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.2CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.7
Grade: 4th Grade
Subject: English Language Arts
Unit: Informing the World: Research and Expository Writing
Period: Informational Writing

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