Author: Allen, David
Company: Prosser School District

6^th/7th grade Pre-Assessment for Informational/Expository Writing

Think of a topic that you’ve studied or that you know a lot about. You will have forty-five minute to write an informational or explanatory text that teaches others interesting and important information and ideas about this topic. Please keep in mind that you will have forty-five minutes to complete this, so you will need to plan, draft, revise, and edit in one sitting. Write in such a way that shows all that you know about information or explanatory writing.

In your writing, make sure you:

•	Write an introduction
•	Elaborate with a variety of information
•	Organize your writing 
•	Use transition words
•	Write a conclusion