Informative & Explanatory Writing — Drills · Grade 6 English
Chapter: WritingWhat these drills covers
By the end of Informative & Explanatory Writing you should be able to:
- I can introduce a topic clearly and keep my whole piece focused on it.
- I can develop a topic with facts, definitions, and examples organized into paragraphs.
- I can use transitions and a concluding statement to tie an informative piece together.
4 questions, written answer, each with a worked explanation.
Vocabulary used: informative/explanatory writing, topic sentence, elaboration, transition, concluding statement.
Problem 1
Answer and explanation
Topic sentence: 'The process begins when worker bees collect nectar from flowers.' Elaboration: 'A single worker bee may visit more than a thousand flowers in one trip, storing the nectar in a special stomach used only for carrying it back to the hive.'
Topic sentence: 'The process begins when worker bees collect nectar from flowers.' Elaboration: 'A single worker bee may visit more than a thousand flowers in one trip, storing the nectar in a special stomach used only for carrying it back to the hive.'
Response criteria
- Answer the actual question with accurate details.
- Explain how the evidence or language choice supports the conclusion.
- State a relevant limit, alternative or justified revision.
Problem 2
Answer and explanation
Define the pathways, explain how surface conditions can affect them and use the labeled model to show accounting. Do not conclude every garden is superior or invent measured results. Explain a process before recommending a policy.
Define the pathways, explain how surface conditions can affect them and use the labeled model to show accounting. Do not conclude every garden is superior or invent measured results. Explain a process before recommending a policy.
Response criteria
- Answer the actual question with accurate details.
- Explain how the evidence or language choice supports the conclusion.
- State a relevant limit, alternative or justified revision.
Problem 3
Answer and explanation
Explain runoff, infiltration and storage with their conditions. The source supplies a mechanism, not evidence for an unlimited policy claim. A recommendation would need additional site evidence and comparison.
Explain runoff, infiltration and storage with their conditions. The source supplies a mechanism, not evidence for an unlimited policy claim. A recommendation would need additional site evidence and comparison.
Response criteria
- Answer the actual question with accurate details.
- Explain how the evidence or language choice supports the conclusion.
- State a relevant limit, alternative or justified revision.
Problem 4
Answer and explanation
In the first case, Topic sentence: 'The process begins when worker bees collect nectar from flowers.' Elaboration: 'A single worker bee may visit more than a thousand flowers in one trip, storing the nectar in a special stomach used only for carrying it back to the hive.' In the changed case, Define the pathways, explain how surface conditions can affect them and use the labeled model to show accounting. Do not conclude every garden is superior or invent measured results. Explain a process before recommending a policy. The method of defining the relationship and testing relevant evidence transfers; the particular source detail and scope must be checked anew.
In the first case, Topic sentence: 'The process begins when worker bees collect nectar from flowers.' Elaboration: 'A single worker bee may visit more than a thousand flowers in one trip, storing the nectar in a special stomach used only for carrying it back to the hive.' In the changed case, Define the pathways, explain how surface conditions can affect them and use the labeled model to show accounting. Do not conclude every garden is superior or invent measured results. Explain a process before recommending a policy. The method of defining the relationship and testing relevant evidence transfers; the particular source detail and scope must be checked anew.
Response criteria
- Answer the actual question with accurate details.
- Explain how the evidence or language choice supports the conclusion.
- State a relevant limit, alternative or justified revision.