Vocabulary
Steps
Similar Essays
Needs in an Expository Essay
100
This helps the reader know that an informative essay is about to end. It can contain a summary of the main points of the essay.
What is the conclusion?
100

The first step of writing an informative essay before the outline and research 

What is brainstorm ideas?

100
An essay that usually discussions the reasons why something happened
What is a cause-and-effect essay?
100
A clear and controlling idea that supports your focus
What is a thesis?
200

Evidence used in an informative essay to support the topic sentence 

What are facts and statistics? 

200

The second step in writing an informative essay

What is choosing a topic?

200
These essays explain how to do something, how something works, or how something happens
What is a process essay?
200

An opening paragraph that introduces the thesis for the first time 

What is the introduction?

300

topic sentences for each paragraph of the informative essay

What are main ideas and key points

300

The third step in writing an informative essay

What is researching information?

300

A paper that describes a thing, event, process, or person

What is a descriptive essay?

300

Paragraphs that use specific evidence to illustrate or show your informative points with evidence, analysis and commentary 

What are the body paragraphs?

400

A question or set of questions, statement, or that is used as a starting point that tells you what to do before you create a piece of writing

What is the prompt?

400

The fourth step of writing an informative essay

What is using different resources , articles so you don't recite the same information?

400

Multi-paragraph essay that explain ways in which two subjects/topics are similar or different

What is a compare and contrast essay?

400

Connects the ideas of the other paragraphs in specific ways. It’s the glue that connects one idea to another sentence

What is a transition?

500

A main point that is derived from the research question and supported with examples and details in the informative essay

What is a thesis statement?

500

The fifth and final step of writing an informative essay

What is making sure that the sources you use are validated?

500

A method for analyzing and writing about a topic by identifying a problem and proposing one or more solutions

What is a problem/solution essay?

500

Emphasizes your central idea without being repetitive or summaries key points as well as answers the thesis statement 

What is the conclusion?