Grade 5 Writing About Informational Texts Worksheets

Related ELA Standard: W.5.9.B

Core Standard
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As students progress through the educational process the focus is away from fictional works and more towards nonfictional works. Sharing what you have learned from nonfictional works is paramount towards the future grade levels. These skills follow us into the real world when we have actual money paying jobs; this is primary purpose and use for reading. This becomes an essential skill in adulthood. These worksheets will help students learn to communicate the ideas that they take away from reading informational texts.

Writing About Informational Text Worksheets:

Reasons and Evidence – Choose a point the author keys in on and run with it.

Peregrine Falcons – I never knew they were the most common prey bird in so many locations.

Reasons and Evidence – This worksheet is a really good summation piece.

Building a Case – This is geared mostly for nonfiction texts.

Biodiversity – Literally it is balancing most ecosystems.

Traveling In The Desert – What assertion does the author make about the desert?

Desert Plants – Read the paragraph. Fill in the diagram.

The Poor Reader – Read the passage. Then answer the questions.

Reasons and Evidence – Choose a point the author is trying to make in the text. Write the reasons and evidence the author uses to support the point.

Finding Reasons and Evidence – A slightly different setup can be found here.

Assistance Dogs – Determine if what is presented is a main idea, reason, or evidence.

The Washington Monument – What evidence does the author offer directly to support the assertion that the Washington Monument is one of our nation's most revered monuments?

Reasons and Evidence – Break this one up into chunks.

The Rain Forest – Based on the information presented about "the emergent layer", what can you infer about it? (HINT: Why is it called "emergent"?)

Reading Wizard – Read the assigned text. Fill out the diagram below.

Tips for Writing about Informational Text


Whenever you are asked to write about another text, the main purpose behind that is not only to test your summarizing and understanding skills, but to also make the text easier so that others can understand it with ease. An informational text is usually all about details, facts, and figures and it gets very hard to write about those, especially, since you have to include every bit of information given in those texts without making a mistake and making your writing simpler and easier than the original text.


Here are a few tips to consider when writing about another piece full of information and details to follow so that you can craft a perfect piece of written work:


Cut the Unnecessary Information Out


Informational pieces usually have a lot of information from various sources. Read all the information carefully and decide for yourself what the paper can do without. If a point is giving enough idea about the topic being addressed, you do not have to add other minor stats and figures. Just one or two descriptions about something are usually enough to prove your point and state it to the readers. Try selecting only limited points, but full of information and only mention those in your writings.


Focus on Tables and Graphs


Tables and graphs are visual informational pieces that can convey a lot of information while occupying little space. Try to summarize and represent as much information as possible in the form of these tables and graphs to make it easy for your readers and for yourself as well.


Recheck the Information


Always be sure that whatever you are writing in your paper is correct. Try cross-checking the figures from the internet if possible and remove all those which cause even a little bit of doubt.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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