Informative Essay Structure

Of the options below, which is the correct format for an Informative Essay?

• ACTS, TEA, TEA, CREA, STAC

• ACTS, CREA, TEA, TEA TEA

• ACTS, TEA, TEA, TEA, STAC

• ACT, TEA, TEA, STAC, TEA

What is the purpose of the "C" in the intro paragraph?

• To know that criss cross will make you jump jump

• To introduce your topic

• To connect your Attention Grabber to your Thesis/Summary

• To specify the relevance of your topic

How many controlling ideas does an informative essay contain?

• 2

• 1

• 4

• 3

When writing an attention grabber, all of the following are acceptable ways to begin your essay except for ....

• Using a quotation

• Providing an interesting fact

• Providing background information or set a scene

• Beginning with a question

When writing a TEA paragraph, you must ALWAYS begin with what?

• A provocative question that lets your audience know how you feel

• A transition word

• A transition word followed by one controlling idea

• First person pronouns like I, me, we

What is the purpose of the "A" in a TEA paragraph?

• To analyze and explain how your quoted evidence supports the controlling idea

• To elaborate on why the evidence is relevant

• To assert what your quote is showing, how it supports the controlling ideas, and why it is important

• To write in great detail what your quote does for the paragraph

What is the purpose of the STAC paragraph?

• To introduce your essay and what it will focus on

• To wrap up your essay and summarize everything that was discussed

• To stac your reasons and repeat them at the end

• To prove that the argument that you made in your essay is the most valid one

At the end of the essay, what should you do?

• Leave the reader with something to think about by adding a clincher

• Give the reader enough information so they are convinced to see your point of view

• Pack it up because "you're done"

• Thank Ms. Vasallo for reading your chicken scratch and giving you feedback

Select all of the correct answers: Which of the following are NEVER appropriate when writing an informative essay?

• Begin with a question

• Give the reader your opinion

• Use the three controlling ideas as the basis for your essay

• Write from the first person perspective by using "I, me, we, etc"

True or False: The following example uses correct MLA text citation.

Source 2 states "More than 5,000 teachers responded to a recent poll, which asked them to describe the three most recurrent emotions they felt daily due to their work responsibilities" (Billinsky 6).

• True because the source was mentioned at the beginning along with the writer and the line at the end

• True because the quote was followed by the author and the line at the end

• False because the period at the end of the (Billinksy 6) goes inside of the quotation and not after the parentheses

• False because the name of the article MUST be included

Answer explanation

The citation can be done one of two ways:

1st by stating the source at the beginning, followed by the quote with quotation marks, and ending with the author and line from the source in parenthesis then a period.

2nd by stating the title of the article, followed by the quote in quotation marks, and ending it with the line number from the source in parenthesis then a period.