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All About a Favorite Texas Food — Informational Writing — Answers

Answer sheet with model answers and success criteria for the 3rd Grade informative writing writing prompt.

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All About a Favorite Texas Food — Informational Writing — Answers

Plan

Sort your facts into main ideas before you write.

1.Which sentence is a fact?
  1. ABreakfast tacos are the best food in the world.
  2. BA breakfast taco is made with a tortilla.
  3. CEveryone should eat tacos every day.
  4. DTacos are more fun than sandwiches.

Answer: A breakfast taco is made with a tortilla.

It can be checked and proven true. The others are opinions.

2.Your food and your topic sentence:

Answer: A breakfast taco is a warm tortilla wrapped around breakfast foods, and many people in Texas eat them in the morning.

3.Main idea 1 and details (what it is made of):

Answer: Made with a flour or corn tortilla; fillings such as scrambled eggs, potatoes, bacon, beans, or cheese; often topped with salsa.

4.Main idea 2 and details (how or where it is made):

Answer: Made at home or bought from restaurants and food trucks; folded so it is easy to hold.

5.Main idea 3 and details (when people eat it):

Answer: Eaten for breakfast, often on the way to school or work; families sometimes share a big batch on weekends.

6.Closing sentence:

Answer: Breakfast tacos are a quick, warm meal that many Texans enjoy.

Write

7.Write your informational piece. Give it a title. Start with your topic sentence, write a short paragraph for each main idea, and finish with a closing sentence.

Model answer: All About Breakfast Tacos. A breakfast taco is a warm tortilla wrapped around breakfast foods, and many people in Texas eat them in the morning. Most breakfast tacos are made with a flour tortilla, but some people use corn tortillas. Common fillings include scrambled eggs, potatoes, bacon, beans, and cheese. Many people also add salsa on top.

Success criteria:

  • A title and a topic sentence that names the food
  • Two or three main ideas, each with details
  • Facts, not opinions, in the body
  • Linking words connect the ideas
  • A closing sentence sums up the topic
  • Commas in a series and correct end marks
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