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How do you make sure your writing is clear in an informational text?
In this lesson you will learn how to make sure your writing is clear in an informational text by adding transition words and
phrases.
Let’s ReviewLet’s Review
An informational text gives facts about a non-fiction topic.
Animal Survival
IntroductionNatural AdaptationsControlled AdaptationsCamouflageAggressive Mimicry/LuringConclusion
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Writing Process
1
Write Drafts
Revise and Edit
Generate Ideas
2 3
Let’s ReviewA Common Mistake
Writing paragraphs without transitions.
Animal Survival
Camouflage is hiding from predators. Mimicry is looking like other things. Luring looks cool!
Too confusing!
Let’s ReviewCore Lesson
Identify the chapters within your informational text.
1
2 Re-read the ending and beginning sentences between each chapter.
3 Add sentences or phrases that will conclude one chapter and introduce another.
Let’s ReviewCore Lesson
Identify the chapters within your informational text.
1
Animal Survival
• Introduction• Natural Adaptations• Controlled Adaptations• Camouflage• Mimicry/Luring• Conclusion
Let’s ReviewCore Lesson
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.
Let’s ReviewCore Lesson
Add sentences or phrases that will conclude one chapter and introduce another.
3
• Also• Another• And• However• As a result
• More• But• Another• For example• Because
Transition WordsI will choose the
best fit.
Let’s ReviewCore Lesson
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.
Natural Adaptations
As a result, all animals are programmed with certain traits to stay alive.
• Also• Another• And• However• As a
result
• More• But• Another• For
example• Because
Transition Words
Let’s ReviewCore Lesson
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.
Let’s ReviewCore Lesson
Add sentences or phrases that will conclude one chapter and introduce another.
3
• Also• Another• And• However• As a result
• More• But• Another• For example• Because
Transition WordsI will choose the
best fit.
Let’s ReviewCore Lesson
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.
Controlled Adaptations
Some animal adaptations, however, are not always used.
• Also• Another• And• However• As a
result
• More• But• Another• For
example• Because
Transition Words
Let’s ReviewCore Lesson
Identify the chapters within your informational text.
1
2 Re-read the ending and beginning sentences between each chapter.
3 Add sentences or phrases that will conclude one chapter and introduce another.
In this lesson you learned how to make sure your writing is clear in an informational text
by adding transition words and phrases.
Let’s ReviewGuided Practice
Identify the chapters in your own informational text and add words and phrases to create flow.
Let’s ReviewExtension Activities
Choose 5 transition phrase cards. Write one sentence that contains the words found on each card.
Let’s ReviewExtension Activities
Find a partner and together brainstorm as many transitions as you can to connect these two thoughts:
People are mammals.
Dolphins are mammals.
Let’s ReviewQuick Quiz
Identify the chapters in your own informational text and add words and phrases to create flow.