Informative Essay

What is an informative essay?

• An essay that tells a story.

• An essay that gives the author's opinion.

• An essay that gives information about somebody / something.

What are the three parts of the essay?

• Hook, Supporting Details, Concluding Sentence

• Introduction, Body Paragraphs, Conclusion

• Controlling Idea, Topic Sentence, Restate Controlling Idea

What should we include in the introduction? (Choose two)

• Supporting Details

• Hook

• Controlling Idea

• Topic Sentence

What is Controlling Idea? (Choose two)

• Your opinion about the topic

• Evidence that supports your hook

• The main topic of the essay

• A brief answer to the writing prompt

Each body paragraph starts with ____________.

• A topic sentence

• Supporting details

• A closing sentence

The thesis statement is the __________ sentence of the introduction paragraph.

• first
• last

Why do we need evidence?

• To make the paragraphs longer. 
• To practice sentence structure.
• To make a claim. 
• To support, prove, and explain our claim. 

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

An informative essay is planned and organized.

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An informative essay is factually correct.

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An informative essay is not research from a variety of sources.

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