Informative Writing

What is the purpose of an informative writing?

• To provide information, or explain steps in a process.

• To tell a story.

• To entertain the readers.

• To persuade the reader.

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. 

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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. 

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CCSS.RI.7.5

The first paragraph is an ______________________

• Introduction

• Body 1

• Body 2

• Body 3

• Conclusion

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CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

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What Do You Never Add To An Informative Essay

• Facts

• Opinions

• Quotes

• Punctuation

Which of the following is NOT an informative text

• James and the Giant Peach

• A newspaper article

• A book about birds

• instructions on how to make something

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This is an example of an informative text

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.2.5

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CCSS.RI.4.5

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What is a good example of a hook?

• Sharks are cool.

• I like sharks.

• Sharks have been living in Earth's oceans for 450 million years.

• Sharks live in water.

This is an example of an informative text.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.2.5

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CCSS.RI.4.5

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CCSS.RI.1.5