INFORM
What is an informative essay?
An essay that informs or gives facts or informs the reader about a topic.
What is the first paragraph called?
Introduction Paragraph
When you use sentences from sources as evidence in your essay, you should include the title and author's name. True or false?
true
What are transition words for adding information?
and, is, addition, also, furthermore, again, as well, as, another, along with
(other word choices accepted by teacher if applicable)
Are all magazines informational?
NO
Informative writing is FACTS OR OPINIONS?
FACTS
How many body paragraphs should you have in a 5 paragraph essay?
3
What should you put around a quote from a source?
quotation marks
What transition words give examples and or clarify?
For example, therefore, in particular, based on this information, for instance, as you can see, etc..
(other word choices accepted by teacher if applicable)
What is a statistic?
How can you introduce your topic in the introduction paragraph?
Introduce with fact.
Introduce with a question.
Introduce with a statistic.
What is that last paragraph called?
Conclusion
The information provided to use in informative essays is called?
Sources
What are some compare and contrast transition words?
Likewise, similarly, in the same way, for instance, although, unlike.
(other word choices accepted by teacher if applicable)
What should you do to the title of a source when used in your essay?
underline, italics, or in quotation marks
3 things needed in the INTRO PARAGRAPH?
hook
topic sentence
thesis sentence
How many sentences should be included in each body paragraph?
5-9 sentences
True or False:
You can write an informative essay in one paragraph?
false
What is some cause-and-effect transition words?
For the reasons above, because a result of, consequently.
(other word choices accepted by teacher if applicable)
How is fictional writing different from other forms of writing?
Fictional writing is made up or not factual.
What is the purpose of a transition word or phrases?
To show connections between information, topics, and evidence. To move the essay along to another paragraph.
What is an example of an informative text?
Newspapers
Biographies
Autobiographies
Articles
Copying and pasting entire sentences from sources is called what?
Plagiarism
Why do we use transition words in our essays?
They show your reader the relationship between phrases, sentences, and paragraphs.
(other word choices accepted by teacher if applicable)
What are the names of the paragraphs in an essay?
Introduction
3 body paragraphs
Conclusion