Informative Writing

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Purpose of an informative essay?

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To provide information or explain steps in a process.

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Three main parts of an essay:

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Introduction, Body, Conclusion

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Three middle paragraphs of an essay:

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The body.

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Thesis statement: main idea of an essay.

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Main idea of an essay.

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Purpose of a thesis?

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Summarizes the main point of an essay.

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Thesis statement placement in an essay.

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Introduction.

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Thesis length?

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One sentence

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Purpose of body paragraphs?

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Explain the thesis statement.

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An informational essay has ____ paragraphs.

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The first paragraph is an ____________

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Introduction