Informative Writing Terms

What is the purpose of an informative essay?

• To tell a story

• To entertain readers

• To persuade the reader

• To provide information, or explain steps in a process

In informational writing, you will begin with an

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• Introduction Paragraph

• Conclusion Paragraph

• Body Paragraph

When writing an informational text, the next thing you will write after the introduction is?

• Conclusion

• Introduction

• Body Paragraph

After the body of the text has been written, a ______________will end the text.

• Conclusion

• Topic Sentence

• Introduction

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What are the three main parts of an essay?

• Introduction, Hook, Body

• Introduction, Body, Conclusion

• Claim, Counterclaim, Rebuttal.

• The hook, the topic sentence, and conclusion.

Inform means...

• Give in a form

• Take the form

• Give information

• Give informal speech

What is a topic sentence?

• The final sentence in an essay.

• The sentence that get's the reader's attention.

• The sentence that tells the main idea of a paragraph.

• The sentence that is the main idea of the entire essay.

What are the three paragraphs in the middle of an essay called?

• The conclusion.

• The Introduction.

• Supporting Details.

• The Body.

In which part of the essay should your hook statement go?

• The introduction.

• The conclusion.

• The middle.

• The body paragraphs.

How many paragraphs are you required to write in your informative essay.

• 4

• 5

• 3

• 6