Informative Writing

What is the purpose of informative writing?

• to entertain

• to tell a story

• to explain something, to give directions, or to tell about something

• to persuade the writer

Where can you find informative writing in the real world?

• newspapers

• text books

• dictionaries

• All of the Above

You can use opinions in informative writing.

• True

• False

Did you know that bats are the only mammal that can fly? A bat’s wing has long arm bones with very long finger bones. Bats can fly as fast as 15 miles per hour! After flying, a bat lands and flips upside down to hang by its toe claws. Bats are really cool mammals!

This paragraph includes all the necessary components according to the hamburger chart.

• True

• False

Did you know that bats are the only mammal that can fly? A bat’s wing has long arm bones with very long finger bones. Bats can fly as fast as 15 miles per hour! After flying, a bat lands and flips upside down to hang by its toe claws. Bats are really cool mammals!

“A bat’s wing has long arm bones with very long finger bones.” is an example of…

• A topic sentence

• A detail

• A closing sentence

Did you know that bats are the only mammal that can fly? A bat’s wing has long arm bones with very long finger bones. Bats can fly as fast as 15 miles per hour! After flying, a bat lands and flips upside down to hang by its toe claws. Bats are really cool mammals!

“Bats are really cool mammals!” is an example of…

• A topic sentence

• A detail

• A closing sentence