Jaxon Newby - The Wonders of Informational Writing

The Wonders of Informational Writing

By Jaxon Dane and Emmanuel Bacca

Informational Writing

What is an informational essay?

An informational essay is not a quest of a mission into the depths of the earth, it's a 4 paragraph essay with 7-10 sentences in each paragraph that tells you true information about a subject. It could be about almost anything. Make sure you know about your topic before writing about it. You should have a few websites you can go back to for information. You must be clear in your essay.

Informational Writing

Topics for an informational essay

To start out with an Informational Essay you must choose a topic. A topic can be almost anything but some examples include

Light bulbs

Bees

TVs

Cars

You must always have a website you can go back to for information. Make sure they are trustworthy websites with .gov, .edu, and sometimes .com and .org. Make sure not to use blogs or Wikipedia.

Have a website!

Informational Writing

Use MLA format.

Make sure to use MLA format while writing an informational essay. Make sure you use it correctly.

Jaxon Newby USE DOUBLE SPACE

Mrs. Alonzo

ELA 7th

3-1-23 Put it an inch above your title

Open Ended

Informational Writing

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