To help students learn the appropriate text structures, text features, and language of informative/explanatory writing, teachers might begin with Talk-alouds. Below you will see two 2nd grade examples that focuses on the use of diagrams. These are a paired set of a Reading Talk-aloud and a Writing Talk-aloud.
functional group. n. An atom or group of atoms, such as a carboxyl group, in an organic compound that defines the structure of a family of compounds and determines the properties of the family. functional group. n.
Functional groups are collections of atoms in organic chemistry molecules that contribute to the chemical characteristics of the molecule and participate in predictable reactions. These groups of atoms contain oxygen or nitrogen or sometimes sulfur attached to a hydrocarbon skeleton. Organic chemists can tell a lot about a molecule by the functional groups that make up a molecule.