Informative Writing

Informative Writing

Poll

How confident do you feel in your ability to write an informational essay?

• VERY

• so so

• a little

• not at all

Multiple Choice

5 examples of informative writing are:

• movies, books, articles, research papers, magazines

• research papers, newspaper articles, magazine articles, letters, catalogues

Multiple Choice

What do you never add to an informative essay?

• Facts

• Opinions

• Quotes

• Punctuation

Multiple Choice

Do you need evidence and elaboration for an informative essay?

• Yes

• No

• Maybe

• Ask again later

Multiple Choice

What tone should informative writing have?

• humorous

• melancholy

• neutral

• sarcastic

Multiple Choice

In an informative writing composition, NEVER SAY I !!!

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Why are graphic organisers useful?

• They help to organise and structure your ideas.

• They look nice.

• They are not useful at all.

Thing are a little different for us

• We are using Chrome books.

• We use Google Docs which automatically saves

• We have our worksheets and assignments assigned in Google Classroom

Multiple Choice

What are the three main parts of an essay?

• The hook, the topic sentence, and conclusion.
• Introduction, Hook, Body
• Introduction, Body, Conclusion
• Claim, Counterclaim, Rebuttal. 

Multiple Select

An introduction paragraph includes a __________ and a __________ (2 things)

• Hook

• Thesis

• Evidence

• Citation

Multiple Choice

In which part of the essay should your hook go?

• The body paragraphs.
• The introduction.
• The conclusion. 
• The topic sentence. 

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What is a thesis statement?

• The statement that is the main idea of an essay.
• The statement that introduces each paragraph.
• The statement that grabs the reader's attention. 
• The final statement in an essay. 

Multiple Choice

What is a hook?

• A hook grabs the reader's attention.
• A hook ends the essay.
• A hook is the main idea of an essay.
• The hook explains what each paragraph is about. 

Multiple Choice

You must ____________ your ideas in your body paragraphs, or back them up with details.

• summarize

• support

• paraphrase

• plagiarize

• transition

Multiple Choice

A formal style and an objective tone will...

• show a respectful and professional attitude toward your readers

• help readers focus on your ideas

• ensure readers take your ideas seriously

• all of the above

Multiple Choice

You must ____________ your ideas in your body paragraphs, or back them up with details.

• summarize

• support

• paraphrase

• plagiarize

• transition

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Each body paragraph must have ____________ from the texts, or sources, that proves the answer to the question about the text.

• conclusions

• topics

• arguments

• evidence

Multiple Select

Text evidence can be ___________ or ___________

• paraphrase

• direct quote

• your opinion

Multiple Choice

Why is it important to include background information in your essay's introduction paragraph?

• to grab the reader's attention

• to persuade the reader to consider your position

• to help the reader understand the topic before you introduce your main points

• to convince the reader to agree with your main claim

Multiple Choice

Restates thesis and main points. Tells the importance of the topic.

• Concluding paragraph

• Introductory paragraph

• Body paragraph

• Thesis

Multiple Choice

Tells what your evidences MEANS and why it MATTERS for your claim

• Elaboration

• Evidence

• Claim

• Transition

Multiple Choice

An essay is....

• one paragraph

• more than one paragraph about a single topic

• more than one paragraph about several topics

• one sentence

Multiple Choice

I can write "I know this because" in my essay.

• always

• sometimes

• never

Poll

Do you feel more confident about your ability to write an informational essay now?

• yes

• no

• I was always confident