Extend your students’ understanding of informational writing with these 5th grade paired passages. These paired passages with an informational writing prompt are an easy and simple way to learn more about women in STEM and science.
Students will read the two sources and the writing prompt, plan out their essay, and write a four- or five-paragraph informative essay. Informational writing prompts using articles are the best way for students to practice writing skills.
Writing Prompt: How Have Women Contributed to Science?
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Spark a love of writing with this high-interest writing prompt. A great way to meet multiple standards with one activity.
How to Use this in Your Classroom?
Individual Writing Practice
Whole Group Instruction
Partner Practice
Substitute Plans
Send Home as Practice
ELA Work Stations or Centers
Assessment
Standards:
Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly. -CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.2
Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text. -CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.1
Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably. -CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.9
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