Writing to Inform

What is the author's purpose for writing a passage like the following?

A bookmark with facts about garbage, such as the average weight of garbage created each year by each individual and the height and width of the largest pile of garbage 

• to inform

• to entertain

• to persuade

• to describe

What is the author's purpose for writing a passage like the following?

An article in a magazine comparing and contrasting waste management in New York City and Mexico City

• to inform

• to entertain

• to persuade

• to describe

What is the author's purpose for writing a passage like the following?

A sticker on the trash compactor that shows how to operate it

• to inform

• to entertain

• to persuade

• to describe

Tomatoes were once considered poisonous until some brave people took a bite of a tomato and survived. Now, tomatoes are used in salads, sandwiches, and all kinds of foods.

• inform

• persuade

• entertain

If the author provides factual information, the author is writing to:

• inform

• persuade

• entertain

The author presents both sides of the issue if he/she is writing to

• inform

• persuade

• entertain

__________ writing usually contains facts.

• informative

• persuasive

• entertaining

Types of informative writing include

• news articles, nonfiction, directions

• editorials, advertisements

• stories, plays, poems

What is the primary goal of informative writing?

• To inform

• To entertain

• To persuade

• To describe

Which of the following is an example of informative writing?

• A fictional story

• A news article

• A poem

• A play