3.12.B

ELA3rd GradeThe student uses genre characteristics and craft to compose multiple texts that are meaningful.

The Standard

compose informational texts, including brief compositions that convey information about a topic, using a clear central idea and genre characteristics and craft

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for English Language Arts and Reading

Teacher's field guide

What This Standard Means

What Students Need to Do

Students write a short informational piece that teaches readers about a topic. They state a clear central idea and support it with organized facts, explanations, and useful text features.

What Mastery Looks Like

The student writes a focused piece that teaches the reader about one topic. The writing states a central idea, organizes related facts, uses clear transitions, and ends with a conclusion.

Common Misconceptions

Students may name a broad topic instead of stating a central idea. They may list unrelated facts, add personal opinions, or write a story rather than explain the topic.

How to Assess It

Give students six facts about bees. Ask them to write a six-sentence paragraph with a central idea, three supporting facts, and a conclusion.

Lesson moves

Ways to Teach It

  1. Give pairs frog fact cards to sort into groups, then have them draft a paragraph using facts from one group.

  2. Ask, "How does a school garden help our school?" Students state a central idea and list three facts that support it.

  3. Play Central Idea Match by having students pair topic sentences with sets of supporting facts.

  4. Have students create a one-page visitor guide explaining one school location, using a heading, facts, and a labeled picture.

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