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.

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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 LessonIdentify the chapters within your informational text. 1

Animal Survival

• Introduction• Natural Adaptations• Controlled Adaptations• Camouflage• Mimicry/Luring• Conclusion

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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 LessonAdd 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

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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 LessonAdd 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 PracticeIdentify the chapters in your own informational text and add words and phrases to create flow.

Let’s ReviewExtension ActivitiesChoose 5 transition phrase cards. Write one sentence that contains the words found on each card.

Let’s ReviewExtension ActivitiesFind 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.