Informational Essay Vocabulary

Credible source

• A source that can be trusted based on evidence and expertise

• A source that shows a lot of enthusiasm and confidence with lots of exclamation points

• A source that has facts about a subject

• All sources are credible

Relevant information from sources

• Information taken from sources that connect to the topic and support the thesis

• Information taken from sources that connect to a different topic and support the thesis

• Information from memory that connects to the topic and supports the thesis

• Information taken from sources that connect to the topic but not the thesis

Another name for an Explanatory Essay

• Informational Essay

• Narrative Essay

• Opinion Essay

• Argumentative Essay

Thesis/Controlling Idea (for an explanatory essay)

• A statement that includes the topic of the essay and the subtopics to support it

• Details that include reasons, facts, and steps all connected to the main idea

• A statement that is made with a purpose to influence or change people's minds

• A statement that shares the opinion of the author

Source

• A text or other work that provides information that is being used as evidence to a claim

• A personal opinion about a topic that is being used as evidence to a claim

• Ideas that you remember about a topic that can be used as evidence to a claim

• Information from everyday conversation used as evidence to a claim

Elaborate your ideas (Explanatory essay)

• Explain the main idea in depth using key details that also describe or develop the topic

• Explain your opinion on the main idea and provide examples of how it is correct

• Explain your plan for writing the multi-paragraph explanatory essay

• Explain the main idea with little to no details

Quoting

• Repeating someone else's words or ideas exactly as they have expressed them

• Repeating someone else's words or ideas closely to how they expressed them

• Repeating someone else's words or ideas how you want them to sound

• Repeating words over and over again

Reference (referencing a source)

• Give credit to a source that you got information from

• Explain why your opinion is true

• Explain why your source is a good source

• Give your source a high five

Source title

• Title of the text that is being used as evidence to a claim

• Title of the your essay when it has been completed

• Title of your favorite book

• The author of the text that is being used as evidence to a claim

Transitions

• Words that help connect readers through a text (Firstly, In addition to, Furthermore)

• Words that help emphasize an idea (Epic, Unbelievable, Fantastic)

• Words that link words in a sentence (Under, Behind, Across)