Informational Writing Thesis

What is the purpose of an expository writing piece?

• To inform/explain

• To persuade

• To express ideas/feelings

• To entertain

What is a thesis statement?

• A sentence that gives your opinion about your topic

• A sentence that comes at the beginning of your essay

• A sentence that explains your topic/central idea

• A sentence that uses a lot of vocabulary words

Where does a thesis statement go in your essay?

• Last sentence of the first paragraph

• First sentence of the first paragraph

• Last sentence of the last paragraph

• First sentence of the last paragraph

What is an expository/informative essay used to do?

• Argue being for/against a topic.

• Describe a personal experience.

• Inform the reader about a given topic.

• Entertain the readers with a created story.

Which of these elements can be included in an introduction paragraph to grab the reader's attention?

• a comic strip

• questions, facts, a quote, orstatistical fact

• an entire poem

Expository text should give information that is_________.

• non-fiction

• fictional

Expository/Informative writing uses what type of passages?

• Informational/ Nonfiction

• Fiction

• Poems

• Dramas/Plays

What does the thesis statement tell the reader

• what the central idea of the text is

• what will be discussed in the body paragraphs

• how much information has been researched

• the summary of the writing

Which paragraph gives background on your topic and contains your thesis statement?

• Conclusion 

• Introduction

• Supporting Details 

What is the main purpose of a thesis statement in informational writing?

• To entertain the reader

• To present the main idea

• To confuse the reader

• To provide a summary