3.2 Writing informative texts with facts (W.1.2)

What This Section Is About:
In this section, you will learn how to write informative texts by sharing facts about a topic. Informative writing teaches or explains something to the reader using true information.

What Are Facts?
A fact is something that is true and can be proven.

Examples of facts:
✅ “The sun is a star.” (This is true and can be proven.)
✅ “Dogs have four legs.” (This is a fact about animals.)
✅ “A butterfly starts as a caterpillar.” (This is a fact about nature.)

Example of Informative Writing:
Topic: Penguins
Informative Sentence: “Penguins are birds that cannot fly. They live in cold places and swim in the ocean to catch fish.”

Review of the Section: When you complete this section, you should be able to:
✅ Write a sentence that tells a fact about a topic.
✅ Use words like “are,” “can,” and “have” to explain true information.
✅ Organize facts in a way that makes sense.
✅ Use capital letters, spaces, and punctuation correctly.

Practice Activities

1. Video Activity

Watch a short educational video about a topic (e.g., animals, weather, or space).
After watching, students share one fact they learned.

2. Worksheet/Graphic Organizer Activity

Read a short passage with facts about a topic.
Fill in a graphic organizer with:
Topic: (What the writing is about)
Fact 1:
Fact 2:
Fact 3:
Draw a picture to match their writing.

3. Interactive Practice Quiz

Choose the sentence that is a fact (not an opinion).
Match facts to the correct topic (e.g., “The sun is hot” → Space).
Drag and drop words to complete a fact-based sentence.

4. Homework Offline Activity

Pick a topic (e.g., an animal, a season, or a favorite place).
Write two or three facts about it.
Draw a picture to go with the facts.
Share their writing with a family member.

This section will help students practice writing clear, fact-based sentences and become great information sharers! 😊