Animal Reports (Informational Writing) for Grades 5 – 6

This informational writing unit about animals teaches children how to research nonfiction text and write about the research in a logical and interesting way.

Informational writing, as you know, is essential for academic success.

The lessons in this unit include how to brainstorm a topic, how to take jot notes, how to write a topic sentence, how to write an organized paragraph with transitions and details, how to write a conclusion, and more.

Animal Report Mentor Text

This writing unit requires you to buy one children’s book to use as a model of how to write an informational report.

The book required is:

The Screaming Hairy Armadillo by Matthew Murrie & Steve Murrie

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