ABSTRACT
Informational writing can recapture that enthusiasm that children have, allowing students to share a topic that they are passionate about through writing. The writing process is composed of five distinct processes. They are brainstorming, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing. At the beginning of the writing process is brainstorming. At some point, a student chooses something from their brainstorming and develops it into a full paper. Revision is focused on content. Editing focuses on the conventions and mechanics of correctly written English. At the end of the writing process is publication. Submitting and celebrating the end of a piece cements the use of an assignment in the classroom. A laboratory report is an authentic reason for informational writing in science. Rather than assigning random prompts, the prompts become focused on the curriculum topic and the informational writing genre. Informational writing standards are presented in this chapter by grade band.
