Question

In three to five sentences, explain the purpose of informative/explanatory writing.

Answer 1

Writing informative and explanatory text is a clear application of Writing Standard 2, which calls for students to “Write informative/explanatory text to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately....” In the lower grades, this may be simply writing some facts about a topic, while in the upper grades students will be analyzing and synthesizing information from multiple sources in order to produce text that sheds new light on a concept or process.