Common Core Standards
Grade 3
Writing W.3.2.A
Introduce a topic and group related information together; include illustrations when useful to aiding comprehension.
Students often find basic writing organizational skills hard to master. Plunking comparable information together tends to be easy for teachers, but kids start writing and can go off on tangents. Bless their hearts.
This standard is about bringing them back to their focus: the topic. And allowing them to use visuals to aid effective communication. We call that an all-around win.