1. Define highlighted words to build vocabulary
*make a notes page
Define highlighted words to build vocabulary
Make changes to meet the needs of your students (for e.g add more steps, make passages easier to read)
Do gestures with students. Open one hand for compare and another hand for contrast and ask students to repeat

2. Learning Objective: Today we will add information that is needed in writing
WS 1.10
Do gestures with students. Teach learning objective

3. What will we do today?
Today we will add information that will improve our writing
CFU: Call on non volunteer
What will do today?- non volunteer
What are we going to do today? Non volunteer

4. Partner Share
Share with your Partner what we could add to this picture to make it more interesting?
Allow students to pair share and discuss the picture that does not belong
Call on volunteer and allow them to explain why

5. Everyone worked together to get our house into shape.
Adding Information - Add information or details that explains or support the main idea to improving writing.
Example: Today we decided to clean our house. Mom cleaned the windows. Sarah washed the dishes and I took out the trash. Dad cleaned the garage.
Everyone worked together to get our house into shape.
Concept
What does adding information mean? p/s
Why do we add information? p/s

6. Why is learning how to add information important?
It helps us to become better writers. It is a skill we can use when we are revising to improve our writing
Importance
Read the importance and have students offer other reasons: call on volunteers
Elaborate on meaning
CFU: Why is this important
Part 2 of importance: Can any one think if other reasons why this will be important? volunteers

7. Steps to Deleting Information
(1) In 1862, a large French army landed on the coast of Mexico. (2) The French planned to take over Mexico. (3)The Mexicans were poorly armed and greatly outnumbered.
Step 1: Read the passage carefully
Step 2 Identify the main idea of the selection
Step 3 Choose the sentence that supports the main idea improves the writing
Which sentence is should be added after sentence 2 to improve this report?
Mexico had been independent since 1821
The ruler of France was Napoleon III
At that time, France had the most powerful army in the world.
The Mexican troops were led by General Zaragoza
Skill
Model steps
What is the main idea
Which statement best fits into the paragraph

8. Steps to Adding Information
(1) Oranges and other forms of citrus fruit, like grapefruit, fill many of the body’s needs. (2) They are high in fiber and a good source of vitamins, especially vitamin C. (3) That’s probably why each person in the United States eats about twelve pounds of citrus fruit every year.
Step 1: Read the passage carefully
Step 2 Identify the main idea of the selection
Step 3 Choose the sentence that supports the main idea improves the writing
Which sentence is should be added after sentence 2 to improve this report?
Oranges are very tasty
Oranges and grapefruit are two types of citrus fruit
Lemon is also a citrus fruit
Guided Practice
Lets read the passage together
Do step 2 and show
Why is step 2 important? Which step is the most difficult for you? Why”
How do you know the sentence should be added to the paragraph?

9. Steps to Adding Information
(1) Native Americans were the first to recognize that you could make popcorn.(2) About five thousand years ago, they came to understand that there are differences among corn (3) Some corn was good only for feeding animals.(4) Some corn could pop.
Step 1: Read the passage carefully
Step 2 Identify the main idea of the selection
Step 3 Choose the sentence that supports the main idea improves the writing
Which sentence is should be added after sentence 2 to improve this report?
A. Some corn was sweet a good for eating right away
B. Popcorn was invented in America
C. That is how native Americans used corn
Guided practice
Do step 2 and show
Do step 3 and show
How do you know the sentence should be added to the paragraph

10. Steps to Adding Information - Closure
(1) The mother hummingbird starts the process of making her nest by gathering spider webs. (2) Then she gathers plants and other soft material and molds them with spider webs. (3) Next she adds more webbing to materials. (4) The nest takes five days to complete
Step 1: Read the passage carefully
Step 2 Identify the main idea of the selection
Step 3 Choose the sentence that supports the main idea improves the writing
Which sentence is should be added after sentence 1 to improve this report?
A. It is a long process.
B. The sticky webs are perfect for holding the nest together.
The mother hummingbirds are very intelligent creatures.
Closure
What does it mean to add information
Why is it important