Writing an Essay Review

The first phase of writing a research informational essay

• Choosing a topic

• Revising

• Organizing

• Research

The phase of writing an informational essay that comes after choosing a topic; in this phase, you collect information for your topic using trustworthy sources

• Choosing a topic

• Organizing

• Research

• Write

The phase of writing an essay that comes before the actual writing; in this phase, you figure out the best way to present the research information you've gathered

• Writing

• Research

• Writing

• Organizing

The phase of writing in informational essay where you actually turn your organized thoughts into an essay

• Research

• Writing

• Organization

• Revise and edit

The phase of writing an informational essay where you correct mistakes and make changes to the essay so it's ready to publish (turn in)

• Choose a topic

• Write

• Organize

• Revise and edit

This is the first sentence in an introduction where you want to grab the readers' attention

• Hook

• Bridge

• Thesis

• Citation

This is the middle of the introduction where you provide a little background information/overview of your topic

• Topic sentence

• Bridge

• Thesis

• Citation

The final sentence of the introduction where you provide the topic and main ideas of your entire essay; everything in your essay should support this sentence

• Topic sentence

• Citation

• Bridge

• Thesis Statement

The purpose of an informational essay is to...

• Give your opinions about your topic

• Persuade the reader of something

• Provide information that teachers your reader about your topic

• Entertain your reader with characters and conflicts

In an informational essay, a proper, well-written paragraph will include which of the following (select all that apply)

• Citation for information

• Information from research

• Closing sentence

• Topic sentence