Informational/Explanatory Writing

The purpose of an informational/explanatory essay is to ________________.

• inform the reader on a topic in a clear way

• provide research

• learn to write essays

• learn stuff

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.W.4.2A

CCSS.W.4.2D

In the word informational you can find the word ___________.

• explain

• inform

• research

• thesis statement

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

A thesis statement _________________.

• is the topic sentence

• tells the readers position on the topic

• tells a story

• is the first sentence of a paragraph

The final project for this unit will be ________________

• an informational essay

• an argumentative essay

• a narrative essay

• a powerpoint

What word can be found in the word explanatory?

• teach

• inform

• explain

• research

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

In his ___________ the Lakers are the best basketball team.

• point of view

• thesis statement

• digital sourc e

• plagiarism

He is ________ because his favorite team is playing in the tournament.

• research

• credible

• point of view

• bias

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

An inference is a __________.

• informational essay

• bias

• logical guess

• plagiarism

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

A person's point of view is the same as their __________.

• reaction

• opinion

• bias

• inference

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

The text structure of a book/novel is ________.

• chapters

• text boxes

• charts

• diagrams

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9