Elements and Features of Informative Writing

What are the three main parts of an essay?

• The hook, the topic sentence, and conclusion.
• Introduction, Hook, Body
• Introduction, Body, Conclusion
• Claim, Counterclaim, Rebuttal. 

What is a topic sentence?

• The sentence that get's the reader's attention.
• The sentence that is the main idea of the entire essay.
• The final sentence in an essay. 
• The sentence that tells the main idea of a paragraph. 

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In which part of the essay should your hook go?

• The body paragraphs.
• The introduction.
• The conclusion. 
• The topic sentence. 

When you are giving supporting details in your body paragraphs why is it important to cite information directly from the source

• to give credit to the person who wrote the source

• to make your body paragraph stronger

• to add more words to your paragraph

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Which is NOT an example of a transition word?

• In addition

• Furthermore

• Such as

• Have

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What is a good example of a hook?

• Sharks are cool.

• I like sharks.

• Sharks have been living in Earth's oceans for 450 million years.

• Sharks live in water.

What does your Conclusion paragraph have that your Introduction does not?

• Nothing, they're both the same

• Everything, it summarizes what the essay is about

• Transition Word

• A question to the audience

What should not be in a conclusion?

• New information

• The transition, To sum it up,

• Remind the reader of the topic sentence

• The star ideas again

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Informative/explanatory essays are typically written in third person meaning

• A third person has written the essay

• they do not use the words "I, you, me, us, or we"

What is informative writing?

• Informative writing is a type of writing that uses complex language and jargon

• Informative writing is a type of writing that is meant to entertain rather than inform

• Informative writing is a type of writing that includes fictional stories

• Informative writing is a type of writing that provides information and explains a topic in a clear and organized manner.

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