Informational essay

Which is the appropriate way to cite an article title?

• (All of this was found in Do Animals Lose in Zoos)

• According to "Do Animals Lose in Zoos," ....

• Animals Lose says that.....

• According to (Do Animals Lose in Zoos,)....

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is the BEST way to include information from the passages?

• Directly quote using quotation marks

• Paraphrase the ideas by putting them in your own words.

• Don't use any information from the articles at all.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.7.7

The informational essays we write must have all of the following, EXCEPT

• 3 body paragraphs

• an introduction paragraph

• a conclusion paragraph

• a bunch of lies

An informational essay is written using

• facts (true stuff) about a topic.

• lies about a topic

• made up stuff

The essays we write usually have

• only 1 paragraph

• 10 paragraphs

• exactly 5 paragraphs

• I don't know

If I want to write an informational essay about sharks

• I should tell my mom to tell me a story about sharks.

• I should read books or watch informational videos about sharks.

• I should make up stuff about sharks.

Which can be a good hook for an informative essay about koalas?

• Did you know I have a stuffed koala?

• I saw a koala at the zoo.

• Did you know koala's can sleep for up to 20 hours a day?

Informational essays...

• inform about a topic.

• are fake stories.

• don't make sense.

The last paragraph in an informational essay is called...

• introduction

• conclusion

• body paragraph

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

When writing an informational essay, you should copy word by word from a book or any other source.

• False. You can get in big trouble

• True. That would be easier for you.