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Language
resources
expository writing: writing
that delivers information and usually includes a main idea with supporting details
technique: a method used by an author to provide readers with a deeper understanding
character’s Appearance
character’s Actions
What the character says
What Others say About the character
Sal:
Phoebe:
I think Sal and Phoebe .
I agree/disagree because .
Based on , I think .
Will you please explain that?
aCTIVITY 1.7
Interacting in Meaningful ways: writing an expository Text
Learning Targets
• Express inferences and conclusions drawn based on close reading of grade-level texts and viewing of multimedia using some frequently used verbs.
• Combine clauses in a few basic ways to make connections between and join ideas.
• Read closely to explain the similarities and differences between characters.
• Write short literary and informational texts collaboratively and independently.
Review your annotations and notes on Walk Two Moons and use them to complete the graphic organizer.
Quick Conversation
Share your work with your partner. Compare the character details that you wrote about Sal and Phoebe. Next, read aloud this dialogue from the story:
Then one day at lunch, she slid into the seat next to me and said, “Sal, you’re so courageous. You’re ever so brave.”
Discuss the sentences. What do they tell you about Sal and Phoebe? Record notes from your discussion.
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