Guide to Informational Writing Genres + Mentor Texts

This 8-page guide provides a five-step continuum for different genres within the mode of informational writing, moving from shortest and least written-text-based to longer and more written-text-based. The guide also includes recommendations for using this continuum within an individual classroom, a grade-level team, or an entire English department. Each genre of informational writing includes characteristics of this kind of writing, tips for using it with students, and three mentor texts ready to use in your classroom!