Clarifications:
Essential Understandings
(Informational)
- Identify precise language within a provided informational text.
- Identify the most descriptive or specific noun/verb appropriate for provided text (e.g., instead of “Volcanoes blow up.” use “Mt. Vesuvius erupted.”).
- Use a resource (e.g., thesaurus) to revise given text to become more descriptive.
- Add precise language and domain-specific vocabulary within an informational text that is appropriate to the specific topic.
| Number: LAFS.5.W.1.AP.2f | Category: Access Points |
| Date Adopted or Revised: 06/14 | Cluster: Text Types and Purposes |