Informational Writing

What is the first step in preparing for an informational essay?

• Underline facts

• Read the texts cold

• Read the writing direction

• Find 3 reasons

What helps you find reasons in informational writing?

• Look at your neighbor's paper.

• Think in categories.

• Ask Mrs. Treiser

• Google it.

In informational writing, a body paragraph needs a main idea and several ____________________?

• other main ideas

• examples and details

• introductions

• conclusions

In informational writing, we __________________ our main ideas.

• guess

• list

• explain

• count

Select all that apply.

If an informative text leaves out important information, it is

• unbiased

• subjective

• objective

• biased

Why is Evidence so important?

• Evidence isn't important

• You need to use evidence any time you write or speak

• Evidence is how we communicate ideas

• You need to be able to support your claims, ideas, and arguments

The purpose of an informational/explanatory essay is to ________________.

• inform the reader on a topic in a clear way

• provide research

• learn to write essays

• learn stuff

The final project for this unit will be ________________

• an informational essay

• an argumentative essay

• a narrative essay

• a powerpoint

In the word informational you can find the word ___________.

• explain

• inform

• research

• thesis statement

What is the primary purpose of informational writing?

• To entertain the reader

• To inform the reader

• To persuade the reader

• To describe a personal experience