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 DevelopmentA 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-ExampleA 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?

APaloma is a

kindergarten student. Pacoima charter is a school. Some insects live under a rock. Ants have six legs. I am ten years old.

BBirds 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.

BBirds 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.

ImportanceWriting about one topic focuses your writing

and makes it easy to understand and follow.

Skill Development1. Think about everything you know about one

thing.2. Place your ideas on a circle map.3. Organize your ideas on a tree map.4. Use your tree map to write complete

sentences.

green

stardecorations

tinsellights

Christmas tree

beautiful

big

tall

bright

colorful

The Christmas tree

has is looks

a star

lights

decorations

big

tall

green

bright

colorful

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.