Informative Writing PreTest

An informative essay is meant to:

• Persuade the reader to believe something

• Inform the reader about something

• Tell a story

• Hurt the reader

The first paragraph of an informative essay is called:

• An introduction paragraph

• A body paragraph

• A conclusion paragraph

• An autograph

After the introduction paragraph is a

• Head paragraph

• Shoulder paragraph

• Knee paragraph

• Body paragraph

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The introduction paragraph:

• Allows the reader to learn about the author

• Lets Mr. M talk about himself

• Introduces the topic and subtopics

• Is the last paragraph in an essay

A body paragraph:

• Introduces the topic

• Discusses the subtopics

• Is between the head paragraph and the foot paragraph

• Is not a real thing

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

The conclusion paragraph:

• Is the last paragraph in an informative essay

• Yells at the reader for not knowing more

• Discusses only one subtopic

• Introduces the topic and subtopics

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The introduction sentence to the essay is called the

• Catch

• Words of introduction

• Hook

• Mind eater

How many paragraphs should each body section have?

• At least 1

• 5

• 10

• 172