In this Writing to Inform: Informational Writing class the students will be presented writing strategies through the Workshop  model of instruction. The lessons reflect a range of informational writing  standards for the second grade level. The components of each lesson includes:  a group meeting, teaching through demonstration  and explicit writing instruction  with a discussion.  During the active engagement  segment the students apply newly learned skills, and the lesson concludes with a share meeting at the end of each lesson as a review.   

The students will be introduced to the craft of informative writing through group writing using  class mentor writings. The unit makes a connection between previously learned  informational writing skills and continues to build on these skills in writing. The class introduces the students to the writing workshop structure and helps students develop writing strategies and skills in developing strong writing skills in writing an informational text. Students learn to generate ideas for writing and make a plan to carry out their writing task. The students are guided to ask and respond to questions as they write to develop  new ideas and  writing skills to build onto their writing skills in writing an All About Wild Animals, nonfiction text. Each week they will add different chapter to their text.
  
 The following class meetings will be presented through a google slides presentation and our bitmoji classroom where students will meet to conduct their writing and complete their assignments in their Digital  Information Writing notebooks. 

Meeting 1, Introduction to  Informational Writing
Meeting 2, Gathering Information and Finding Text Structures (Glossary)
Meeting 3, Gathering Information and  Adding Facts, Definitions, and Details
                    Bold Print, Highlighting  ,CAPITAL LETTERS, Colored Print & Italics
Meeting 4, Text Features ( Diagrams) and Boxes & Bullet Note Taking 
Meeting 5  Comparing and Contrasting Informational text. Text Features Maps. 
Meeting 6, Writing about Cause and Effect. Text Features Using an Index
Meeting 7, Writing an Introduction and a Conclusion  
Meeting 8, Final Edit and Cover, All About the Author Page - Sharing Our Writing