Grade 2 English Language Arts · Level 5, Plan, compose, revise, discuss, listen, and present for real Grade 2 communication purposes.

Build an Informative Piece

Introduce a topic, choose relevant facts/definitions/details, organize them, use linking language, and close the piece.

How the lesson starts: Build an Informative Piece

Rafi the robot reporter
Beep boop! This is Rafi, a robot reporter. Rafi visits the sea. He meets an octopus named Ollie. Now Rafi wants to teach the class about octopuses. He needs facts!
Facts that belong
Each fact must be about the topic. An octopus has eight arms. Yes! Octopuses can change color. Yes! Sharks have lots of teeth? That is about sharks. I ate pancakes today? No way!
Rafi picks two facts
New topic: penguins. Rafi has four facts. Penguins eat fish. Yes, that's about penguins! Bees make honey. No. Penguins live in cold places. Yes! Frogs can jump. No. Two facts belong!