Which statement below is a fact?
Chocolate chip cookies are the best.
The best dog in the whole world is a chocolate lab.
Rabbits are a mammal.
Which statement below is an opinion?
Ice Cream is my favorite food
Spiders have 8 legs.
Dogs have 4 legs and a tail.
When writing an informational piece I should _________________.
Make up facts to add more detail to my writing.
Forget about the use of time order words.
Start with an introduction, continue with several paragraphs that have facts, and end with an conclusion paragraph.
Why should a writer use time order words?
So the reader understands the writing better, the writing flows and is easy to follow.
Because it tells the reader how long it will take to read the story.
So the reader will know when the story ends.
In researching a topic a person should break the topic into several subtopics because_______.
Subtopics allow you to pick a different topic more quickly.
It helps to organize the writing piece quickly into smaller areas to research and report on.
You only really need to research the major topic.
Graphic organizers help students be able to organize their writing more efficiently.
