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| These are facts about the Saguaro Cactus. In the fruit there is 2000 seeds. Its lives for 200 years. It grows flowers, then it grows fruit. It grows in the Arizona desert. The Saguaro Cactus is the largest cactus. |
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| The Saguaro Cactus lives in the desert. It has ribs. The Saguaro Cactus lives 200 years. (to be finished.) |
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| This model helps demonstrate how we create a topic sentence, embellish with details, then come to a conclusion when writing for information.
Today's writing lesson was focused around organizing our thoughts when writing an expository (informational) piece. I use the "hamburger" model to show how it goes together. The buns represent the topic and conclusion. You need a bun to start your burger and a bottom bun holds it all in. Inside are the toppings--or great details, facts and explanations about your topic sentence. The more toppings, the more delicious (or enriching) the writing will be. We wrote an informational piece about the Sagauro Cactus, the largest cacti in the world. We gathered information from the book, "Cactus Hotel," and prewrote out our facts. Then, I gave the students different colored sheets of paper to represent the layers of the burger to complete their paragraph.
 
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