| Body | Outcome: Learners will be able to write an informational article about a topic of their choice.
Resources: Informational Article Resource Sheet
Procedure:
- Pre-writing: (a) Have learners make a list of topics they are interested in knowing more about. The topics can be sorted into categories, limited by domain, or expanded at the instructor's discretion. After the list has been made, have each student select one topic from their list. (b) After they have selected a topic, invite learners go to the library, a bookstore, or online to find three informational articles related to their topic. Have them use the models to pick out patterns related to genre, language, and audience.
- Give learners the prompt and individual time to work on their informational article.
- Peer Review: Have learners review each other's informational articles using analysis table in Step 2 as a guide for their comments. Students should revise their own articles based on the given dimensions. It is helpful to use the guide in order to steer students away from correcting each other's grammar or word choice, and instead, focus on the primary functions and other elements of the draft.
- Post Writing: Invite students to share their articles with one another and/or create a short response to a peer's topic.
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