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Observational and informational writing (Person or object). WS 1.1 Group related ideas and maintain a consistent focus. Learning Objective:. Today we are going to group ideas that are related and write about one thing. Tell your partner what you know about:. Concept Development.
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Observational and informational writing(Person or object) WS 1.1 Group related ideas and maintain a consistent focus
Learning Objective: Today we are going to group ideas that are related and write about one thing.
Concept Development • A well developed paragraph consists or is made up of one or more sentences, deals with one point and begins on a new usually indented line.
Example: Elephants have long trunks and big ears. Elephants look grey and dirty. They eat peanuts and drink water. Elephants live outside in the jungle.
Non-Example A tiger has stripes and powerful jaws. My cat Felix looks like a tiger. He catches mice. I live in a blue house.
Which of these paragraphs deals with one point? A Paloma is a kindergarten student. Pacoima charter is a school. Some insects live under a rock. Ants have six legs. I am ten years old. B Birds have pointy beaks and wings. They are covered in feathers. Birds can fly. They eat small insects and seeds. There are many types of birds.
B Birds have pointy beaks and wings. They are covered in feathers. Birds can fly. They eat small insects and seeds. There are many types of birds.
Importance • Writing about one topic focuses your writing and makes it easy to understand and follow.
Skill Development • Think about everything you know about one thing. • Place your ideas on a circle map. • Organize your ideas on a tree map. • Use your tree map to write complete sentences.
bright big lights tinsel colorful green tall Christmas tree star decorations beautiful
The Christmas tree has is looks a star big bright lights tall colorful decorations green beautiful The Christmas tree has a star. It has lights. It has decorations. The Christmas tree is big. It is tall. It is green. The Christmas tree looks bright. It looks colorful. It looks beautiful.