CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.2

ELA5th GradeText Types and Purposes

The Standard

Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts · Writing Standards

What This Standard Means

Students need to choose a focused topic, gather accurate facts, group related ideas, and explain them in a clear order. They should use headings, definitions, examples, facts, quotations, and topic-specific words to help the reader understand the subject.

Mastery looks like a piece that teaches, not just lists facts. The introduction names the topic, each paragraph has one main idea, evidence supports the points, and the ending wraps up the learning. Students often get stuck making the topic too broad, copying source sentences, mixing unrelated facts, or forgetting to explain why details matter.

Ways to Teach It

Give students three short source cards about volcanoes and have them sort facts into labeled paragraph piles before drafting.
Ask students to write: Which detail best helps a reader understand your topic, and how will you explain it?
Collect one body paragraph and check for a topic sentence, two facts, one explanation, and a domain word.
Have students read a school lunch nutrition label, then write a short explanation of what it tells families.

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