Grade 3 Spring — Informational/Expository Writing, Research Process Introduction, and Dialogue Mechanics Maintenance
English · WR
G3
eng.g3.s.wr.informational_essay
Plan, research, draft, revise, peer-edit, and publish a 4-6 paragraph informational essay
Compose a 4-6 paragraph informational essay on a self-chosen topic with an introduction (hook + topic statement + roadmap), three structured body paragraphs using the TOPIC SENTENCE + DETAIL + EXAMPLE + TRANSITION (TDET) routine, and a conclusion (restate big idea + so-what). Uses informational-essay 5-box anchor (MG-2), TDET paragraph-builder (MG-3), researcher's-workshop format, named revision moves, and the 7-criterion peer-editing rubric (MG-13).
Mastery threshold
90%
Min instances
10
Typical minutes
60
Spaced intervals (days)
1, 3, 7, 14, 30, 60
Prereqs
Successors
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eng.g4.f.wr.persuasive_writing
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- Plan, research, draft, revise, peer-edit, and publish a 5-7 paragraph research report from ≥3 sources
Common misconceptions
- Writes the essay as a list of unconnected facts instead of organizing facts into 3 thematic body paragraphs with topic sentences.
- Omits the conclusion or writes a single restate sentence that doesn't add a 'so-what' for the reader.