Informational Essay-Descriptive

Words like "first, next, last, in conclusion" that give order to your paragraph.

• Transitions
• Topic Sentence
• Elaboration
• Concluding sentence

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

The last sentence of the introductory paragraph of an essay is

• commentary.

• quotes from the novel.

• the thesis statement.

• the conclusion.

To summarize means to

• A rewording of something.

• Words used to find information via a search engine

• cover the main points of a text.

• the order in which things happen or should happen.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Which 2 of the following elements will appear in your informational essay:

• Facts

• Claims

• Transition words and phrases

Tags

CCSS.W.8.2C

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.W.8.1A

True or false: An informational essay requires a thesis.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.W.11-12.2

CCSS.W.11-12.2A

What is the purpose of transitions and transition sentences?

• To add more detail

• To take up space

• To help the paper flow well

• To help show how ideas relate to each other

Tags

CCSS.W.8.2C

CCSS.W.8.1C

CCSS.W.8.3C

When an author writes about a topic by listing characteristics, features, and examples, it is called a what?

• Narrative essay

• Poem

• Sequential informational essay

• Descriptive informational essay

What are specific signal words that let me know I am reading a descriptive informational text?

• tomorrow, today, yesterday, next week

• short, tall, wide, narrow

• another, first, then, next, last

• for example, for instance, in addition, in particular, specifically