Informative
What is the purpose of informative writing?
To inform or explain
What main difference(s) contrast argumentative essays from informative essays?
-Argumentative persuades, informative explains or informs
-3rd body paragraph: Argumentative has counterclaim/rebuttal
-Call to action at end of essay in argumentative
-No opinion in informative, only facts
What is the purpose of narrative writing?
To entertain
What type of essay would you write based on the following prompt?
Think about a time when you had to make a difficult decision. Tell a story about that experience, focusing on your thoughts, actions, and the outcome.
Narrative
What does it mean to compare and contrast something?
To explain the similarities and differences between two or more subjects.
This strategy explains a topic step-by-step in time order.
What is chronological order?
What is the purpose of argumentative writing?
To persude
The most exciting or turning point of a story.
Climax
What type of essay would you write based on the following prompt?
Read a passage and continue the story, maintaining the same tone and character traits.
Narrative
Facts, examples, or details that support the reasons and make the argument stronger.
Evidence
This strategy explains the event that causes a change as well as the end result that happens afterward.
Cause and effect
Ethos, Pathos, or Logos:
This type of appeal uses facts and logic to persuade the audience.
What is logos?
During which part of your narrative essay should you introduce the setting and characters?
The introduction or exposition
What type of essay would you write based on the following prompt?
School uniform policies and dress codes have been a frequent topic of debate in education. While some say that uniforms reduce bullying and help students focus on academic tasks, others argue that uniform policies restrict free expression and place unnecessary burdens on families.
Choose a side and write an essay about whether or not schools should require students to wear uniforms.
Argumentative
The ideas that explain why the claim is true or valid.
Reasons
Give at least 3 examples of informative essays.
Definition essays, process/instructional essays, compare-and-contrast essays, and cause-and-effect essays.
Ethos, Pathos, or Logos:
This is a communication technique that appeals to an audience's emotions to persuade, motivate, or evoke sympathy.
What is pathos?
Create a plot diagram and label it with the 5 parts of a story.
Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
What type of essay would you write based on the following prompt?
Compare and contrast traveling by plane and by car.
Informative
A statement or position that the writer is trying to prove.
Claim
Create an outline for the following prompt:
Compare and contrast the seasons of summer and winter.
Include at least a hook, background information, a thesis statement, and three topic sentences.
Bring your completed outline up when finished!
Create an essay outline based on the following prompt:
Should schools adopt a four-day school week? Consider the benefits to student mental health and operational costs against the drawbacks of childcare needs and reduced instruction time.
Include a hook, background information, a thesis statement, topic sentences, and a counterclaim/rebuttal.
Bring your outline up when ready!
Prepare an outline based on the following prompt:
Describe a time you helped a friend, family member, or neighbor. What happened?
Include an exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
Bring your finished outline up when ready!
Create an essay outline based on the following prompt:
Some people believe that social media has a positive impact on teenagers, while others believe it has negative effects.
Explain how social media can impact teenagers in both positive and negative ways. Use facts and examples to support your explanation.
Informative
What is the difference between the counterclaim and rebuttal?
The counterclaim acknowledges an argument from the opposing side and the rebuttal proves it wrong.