Informative Writing Review

An informative essay gives the reader ____________ about a topic.

• an argument

• an opinion

• a dialogue

• information

• a story

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.W.6.2A

CCSS.W.6.2D

Informative essays should have at least 2 - 3 _______________. These make up the middle of your essay and develop a point you want to make that support your thesis.

• body paragraphs

• thesis statements

• conclusions

Your essay should always begin with a hook, which should...

• transition to a new topic.

• grab the reader's attention.

• conclude your essay.

• summarize the evidence.

The ___________ is the main idea of the essay.

• evidence

• thesis

• support

• title

The _______________ is the first paragraph of the essay.

This should have a _______, _______ and _______.

• introduction; hook; evidence; thesis

• conclusion; hook, example

• introduction; hook; bridge; thesis

• introduction; transition; example

Each body paragraph must have ____________ from the texts, or sources, that proves the answer to the question about the text.

• conclusions

• topics

• arguments

• evidence

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

You must ____________ the source whenever you use a _____________, or a passage that is quoted.

• summarize; topic

• paraphrase; quotation

• cite; conclusion

• cite; quotation

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

You must ____________ your ideas in your body paragraphs, or back them up with evidence.

• support

• paraphrase

• plagiarize

• transition

Instead of using a quotation, you can ________________, or restate a passage in your own words.

• support

• argue against

• cite

• paraphrase

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

If you paraphrase, be careful not to _________________, or use someone else's writing or ideas as your own.

• cite

• plagiarize

• explain

• restate