Introduction
What is the beginning part of your introduction called that draws your reader in?
True or False: A transition is a word to move from one idea to another
What is true
True or False- Writing an essay on whether you believe 16 is an appropriate age for driving is informational writing.
What is False. - Informational writing is not opinionated. It includes facts!
What needs to be corrected in this example?: to start coco gauff was a really great athlete. she worked really hard to achieve greatness and met her idol.
What is capitalization?
Is this topic an informational topic?
WWII
Yes it is informational
Name this type of hook: CRASH! BOOM! Car wrecks can happen at anytime, so it is important to always wear a seat belt.
What is an onomatopoeia?
True or False: You do not need to insert transitions in your writing. A essay sounds great without using them.
What is false
What is the first paragraph of every informational essay called?
What is the introduction paragraph.
What is missing in this introduction?: Twelve out of twenty teenagers say they stay up too late. Staying up too late is bad for people. It can make people sleepy.
What is a topic sentence?
Is this topic an informational topic?
Genres of books
Yes it is informational
True or false: your hook should be boring and always a simple question.
What is false
To begin, To start with, Firstly, First of all are all examples of transitions you could use at
a. In your conclusion
b. In the middle of your paragraph
c. At the beginning of your paragraph
What is c
What is the last paragraph of every informational essay called?
What is a conclusion paragraph.
What is missing in this paragraph fragment?
According to the article Staying Healthy in College, the author said, Start eating more vegetables!
There needs to be quotation marks about the quote.
Is this topic an informational topic?
A story about animals
This is not an informational topic, it is a narrative topic.
What is the sentence called that tells your reader what your paper is going to be about?
What is the topic sentence?
What are words or phrases that are used to organize paragraphs and essays to create a smooth and logical flow throughout the writing?
What are transitions
Name three main parts that every body paragraph should have.
Topic sentence, detail sentences, and conclusion sentence.
Why is it important to include citations?
So we don't plagarize'!
Is this topic an informational topic?
A paper over how your day was
This is not an informational topic, this is a narrative topic.
What is another way to say topic sentence?
What is thesis statement
These transitions are used to show how two things are what?
-similarly
-by comparison
-comparatively
What is how they are alike/similar
When the author presents information by explaining how they are alike and different is called...
What is Comparison and Contrast
Evidence taken directly from the text to support your example
Text evidence?
Is this topic an informational topic?
All about your cat Sam
Yes, this is an informational topic