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Katie Miller
Student Teaching
Subject: Writing
Grade: 2
Time: 25-35 minutes
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SOL: 2.12 The students will write stories, letters, and simple
explanations.
b) Organize writing to include a beginning, middle, and end for
narrative and expository writing.
Content Outline:
Expository Non-Fiction Formats
o Cause and Effect
o Problem and Solution
o Question and Answer
o Comparison and Contrast
o Description
o Sequence: How To- Introduction and Materials (Beginning),
Steps (Middle), Conclusion (End), Diagrams
o Why we read and write Non-Fiction:
To learn new information
To satisfy our inquiry
To understand our world fully
To understand concepts and expand our vocabulary
To make personal connections
To share our knowledge
Rationale: The students will write different forms of expository nonfiction to expand their writing experience. This will allow the students
to share their knowledge and see how non-fiction can be written in
many different structures. It will also help them realize all the detail
that is needed in expository non-fiction along with accuracy.
Objectives:
SWBAT compose different expository non-fiction writing with a
beginning, middle, and end.
SWBAT create their own recipe and write a paragraph using sequence
wording.
Lesson Opening:
Examples of Recipes