How do you make sure your writing is clear in an informational text?

1. How do you make sure your writing is clear in an informational text?

2. In this lesson you will learn how to make sure your writing is clear in an informational text by adding transition words and phrases.

3. An informational text gives facts about a non-fiction topic. Animal Survival Introduction Natural Adaptations Controlled Adaptations Camouflage Aggressive Mimicry/Luring Conclusion

4. 2 Writing Process 1 3 Generate Ideas Write Drafts Revise and Edit

5. Writing paragraphs without transitions. Animal Survival Camouflage is hiding from predators. Mimicry is looking like other things. Luring looks cool! Too confusing!

6. 1 • Identify the chapters within your informational text. 2 • Re-read the ending and beginning sentences between each chapter. 3 Add sentences or phrases that will conclude one chapter and introduce another.

7. 1 • Identify the chapters within your informational text. • Animal Survival • Introduction • Natural Adaptations • Controlled Adaptations • Camouflage • Mimicry/Luring • Conclusion

8. 2 • Re-read the ending and beginning sentences between each chapter. Introduction Animals work very hard to blend in with the environment, whether to look for food or make sure they don’t end up as food. Natural Adaptations All animals are programmed to stay alive.

9. 3 • Add sentences or phrases that will conclude one chapter and introduce another. • Also • Another • And • However • As a result • More • But • Another • For example • Because I will choose the best fit. Transition Words

10. 3 • Add sentences or phrases that will conclude one chapter and introduce another. Introduction Animals work very hard to blend in with the environment, whether to look for food or make sure they don’t end up as food. • Also • Another • And • However • As a result • More • But • Another • For example • Because Transition Words Natural Adaptations As a result, all animals are programmed with certain traits to stay alive.

11. 2 • Re-read the ending and beginning sentences between each chapter. Natural Adaptations Also, parts of the body like teeth, claws, and tails help them move and find food. Controlled Adaptations Some animal adaptations are not always used.

12. 3 • Add sentences or phrases that will conclude one chapter and introduce another. • Also • Another • And • However • As a result • More • But • Another • For example • Because I will choose the best fit. Transition Words

13. 3 • Add sentences or phrases that will conclude one chapter and introduce another. Natural Adaptations Also, parts of the body like teeth, claws, and tails help them move and find food. • Also • Another • And • However • As a result • More • But • Another • For example • Because Transition Words Controlled Adaptations Some animal adaptations, however, are not always used.

14. 1 • Identify the chapters within your informational text. 2 • Re-read the ending and beginning sentences between each chapter. 3 Add sentences or phrases that will conclude one chapter and introduce another.

15. In this lesson you learned how to make sure your writing is clear in an informational text by adding transition words and phrases.

16. Identify the chapters in your own informational text and add words and phrases to create flow.

17. Choose 5 transition phrase cards. Write one sentence that contains the words found on each card.

18. Find a partner and together brainstorm as many transitions as you can to connect these two thoughts: • People are mammals. • Dolphins are mammals.

19. Identify the chapters in your own informational text and add words and phrases to create flow.