Standard(s):
[ELA2015] (4) 23 : 23 ) Write informative or explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly. [W.4.2]
a. Introduce a topic clearly and group related information in paragraphs and sections; include formatting (e.g., headings), illustrations, and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension. [W.4.2a]
b. Develop the topic with facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples related to the topic. [W.4.2b]
c. Link ideas within categories of information using words and phrases (e.g., another, for example, also, because). [W.4.2c]
d. Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic. [W.4.2d]
e. Provide a concluding statement or section related to the information or explanation presented. [W.4.2e]
[SC2015] (4) 12 : 12 ) Construct explanations by citing evidence found in patterns of rock
formations and fossils in rock layers that Earth changes over time through both
slow and rapid processes (e.g., rock layers containing shell fossils appearing
above rock layers containing plant fossils and no shells indicating a change
from land to water over time, a canyon with different rock layers in the walls
and a river in the bottom indicating that over time a river cut through the
rock).