Informative Writing Teaching Resources
Informative texts educate the reader about a particular subject using facts. This collection of informative writing teaching resources includes a wide range of PowerPoint presentations, unit and lesson plans, educational posters, worksheets and information sheets to assist you in teaching the appropriate structure, language features and the correct use of facts in an informative text.
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Developing Informative Writing Skills Unit Plan - Year 3 and Year 4
This English unit addresses the informative text type; specifically, how to write a well-structured informative text.
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Writing Biographical Texts Unit Plan
This English unit addresses the purpose, structure and language features of the biography text type.
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Procedural Texts - Language Features
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and explore the language features of procedures.
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Research Skills - Note Taking
A 60 minute lesson in which students will take appropriate notes from an informative text.
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Applying Proofreading and Editing Skills
A 60 minute lesson in which students will learn and apply proofreading and editing skills.
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Constructing a Paragraph - Modelled Writing
A 60 minute lesson in which students will correctly construct an informative paragraph.
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Animal Fact Book - Independent Writing
A 60 minute lesson in which students will independently create an informative fact book about an animal.
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Animal Information Report - Shared Writing
A 60 minute lesson in which students will construct a simple information report about an animal in pairs.
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Applying Proofreading and Editing Skills
A 60 minute lesson in which students will learn and apply proofreading and editing skills.
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Constructing a Paragraph - Modelled Writing
A 60 minute lesson in which students will correctly construct an informative paragraph.
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Research Skills - Note Taking
A 60 minute lesson in which students will take appropriate notes from an informative text.
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Informative Texts - Language Features
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and explore the language features of informative texts.
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Procedure Texts - Language Features
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and explore the language features of procedure texts.
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How Do You Do It?
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Fact or Opinion?
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify the difference between a fact and an opinion.
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Modelled Writing - How to Wash a Woolly Mammoth
A 60 minute lesson in which students will jointly construct a simple procedure about a familiar experience.
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Informative Paragraph Structure
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore the correct paragraph structure for informative writing.
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Shared Writing – A Teacher's Life
A 60 minute lesson in which students will write a biography in pairs about a teacher’s life using primary information.
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Informative Texts - Language Features
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and explore the language features of informative texts.
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Fact or Opinion?
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify the difference between a fact and an opinion.
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Using a Stimulus - Independent Writing
A 60 minute lesson in which students will independently write an informative text, using appropriate text structure, language and features.
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Animal Information Report - Modelled Writing
A 60 minute lesson in which students will jointly construct a simple information report about an animal.
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Using Descriptive and Comparative Language
A 60 minute lesson in which students will understand how descriptive and comparative language is used in informative texts.
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Procedural Texts - Text Structure
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and explore the structure of procedures.
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Independent Writing - How to Make Bush Stew
A 60 minute lesson in which students will independently write a recipe for bush stew.
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Guided Writing - How To Make Fruit Salad
A 60 minute lesson in which students will jointly construct a simple recipe for fruit salad in small groups.
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Face the Facts!
A 60 minute lesson designed to introduce the purpose and types of informative texts.
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Fact or Opinion?
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify the difference between a fact and an opinion.
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Using A Fact File - Shared Writing
A 60 minute lesson in which students will use a fact file and scaffolding sheet to write an informative text in pairs.
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Informative Texts - Text Structure
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and explore the structure of informative texts.
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Let's Get Factual!
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Applying Proofreading and Editing Skills
A 60 minute lesson in which students will learn and apply proofreading and editing skills.
- Informative Writing Templates
- Informative Writing Worksheets
- Informative Writing Posters
- Informative Writing for Foundation Year
- Informative Writing for Year 1
- Informative Writing for Year 2
- Informative Writing for Year 3
- Informative Writing for Year 4
- Informative Writing for Year 5
- Informative Writing for Year 6