PREWRITING FOR PROCEDURAL WRITING Emily Cravey Ashley Mays Hannah Vereen Lauren Weathers

THE PURPOSE To organize information in a graphic organizer for the purpose of informing the audience about the necessary procedures to follow in order to complete a task.

HOW TO IMPLEMENT THE PROCEDURE… You can use the following graphic organizer to set your students up for success while teaching procedural writing:

4 TH GRADE STANDARD: ELACC4W2: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly. a. Introduce a topic clearly and group related information in paragraphs and sections; include formatting (e.g., headings), illustrations, and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension. b. Develop the topic with facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples related to the topic. c. Link ideas within categories of information using words and phrases. (e.g., another, for example, also, because). d. Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic. e. Provide a concluding statement or section related to the information or explanation presented.

PREWRITING FOR PROCEDURAL WRITING: Students will plan procedural writing using a graphic organizer. Objective

MORE ABOUT THE STANDARD… Appropriate for grades 3-5 Grade 3: extension for gifted Grade 5: intervention for struggling writers Structures information into patterns Helps students make connections Helps with organization which makes writing easier Graphic organizers stimulate brain activity Retention and recall

FROM THE STUDENT’S PERSPECTIVE… Now it’s your turn to fill out a graphic organizer! Let’s give it a try…