IXL | Organize information by topic | 4th grade language arts

Janice is writing an article about Vietnam. Read each detail and then select the section where it fits best.

	Sections
	Sports	Nature
Vietnam is home to the saola, a rare animal that looks like an antelope.
Soccer, table tennis, and volleyball are quite popular in Vietnam.

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Angie is writing a blog post about tea leaves. Read each detail and then select the section where it fits best.

	Sections
	Plant	Uses
Tea leaves grow on an evergreen bush called Camellia sinensis.
In addition to making tasty drinks, tea leaves can freshen the air.

key idea

Well-organized writing is made up of sections, like paragraphs or chapters. Each section should have a single topic. To organize your writing, group the details so that every detail in a section is about the same topic.

Sir Paul McCartney was born in Liverpool, England, in 1942.

This sentence would fit in a section about Paul McCartney's childhood.

McCartney won twelve Grammy awards as a member of the Beatles.

This sentence would fit in a section about Paul McCartney's musical success.

solution

The first detail is about a bush that tea leaves grow on. It fits best in the Plant section.

Tea leaves grow on an evergreen bush called Camellia sinensis.

The second detail is about something people can do with tea leaves. It fits best in the Uses section.

In addition to making tasty drinks, tea leaves can freshen the air.

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