Prompt and Essay
This kind of essay is used to teach the reader about a topic or explain a topic to a reader.
What is an "Informative Essay"? or What is an "Informational Writing"?
Asking a question, making a creative statement and Onamonapia are all good examples of this.
What is "Attention Grabber" or "Hook"?
There are 3 of these sections in an essay.
What are "body paragraphs"?
The three things a good conclusion paragraph should have.
Summary of the main points, thesis statement and concluding sentence.
The word "Explain" is a clue for what kind of essay?
Informative
"Write About", "Explain" and " Tell About" are all key words that you would find in this kind of prompt.
What is "Informative Writing Prompt"?
A sentence that describes the claim/main focus of the entire essay and outlines the reasons that will be more fully explained in the body paragraphs.
What is a "Thesis"?
The topic sentence for the Paragraph below is..
"But now the Naylors didn't need to produce their own nitrogen-they went out and bought it. The nitrogen fo the fields would no longer be made with the sun's energy but with fossil fuels. Farming was not longer an ecological loop- it was more like a factory. The farmer bought raw materials (seed and fertilizer) and turned it into a product- corn."
What is
"But now the Naylors didn't need to produce their own nitrogen- they went out and bought it. "
The restated thesis statement in this conclusion paragraph is ...
"Finally, to sum up, the factory farm produces more food much faster than the old solar-cased farm, however the system only works as long as the fossil fuel energy is cheap. What will happen to our crops if fossil fuels are no longer cheap? Imagine what would happen if we no longer had fossil fuels to make fertilizers to grow crops. It is a smart idea to go back to traditional farming so American don't have to rely on fertilizers made from fossil fuels to grow food. "
What is "Finally, to sum up, the factory farm produces more food much faster than the old solar-based farm, however the system only works as long as fossil fuel energy is cheap."?
A student completing an essay question and has 1120 minutes to finish. He reads the texts and sources. He plans. He writes his essay. He looks at the clock, there is still 40 minutes left.
This is the step that he needs to do now, before the time is up for the test.
"revise and edit" the essay
Newspaper articles, online articles, and essays are all examples of this type of writing.
What is "Informational Writing"?
In an informative essay a thesis statement can NEVER be this kind of statement.
What is "an Opinion"?
"In this paragraph, I am going ot tell you about factory Farms and how they use fertilizers to plant just one kind of crop, corn, every year, for many years in a row."
Is this a good or bad topic sentence?
Bad
Which sentence presents a "lingering question" or "food for thought" in this conclusion paragraph?
Finally, to sum up, the factory farm produces more food much faster than the old solar-cased farm, however the system only works as long as the fossil fuel energy is cheap. What will happen to our crops if fossil fuels are no longer cheap? Imagine what would happen if we no longer had fossil fuels to make fertilizers to grow crops. It is a smart idea to go back to traditional farming so American don't have to rely on fertilizers made from fossil fuels to grow food. "
What will happen to our crops if fossil fuels are no longer cheap? Imagine what would happen if we no longer had fossil fuels to make fertilizers to grow crops?"
Keisha knows she is a good writer. She feels confident that she knows how to slay the essay! She reads the text/sources and immediately starts writing her essay.
Which step did Keisha skip?
"Plan/Outline your essay"
What do we make to prepare the parts of an informative essay before writing?
An outline or roadmap
What is the second part of an introduction paragraph?
However, Next, Lastly, Also, Although, On the other hand, In comparison, Additionally are all examples of this.
What are "Transition Words"?
Is this statement true or false?
"A good conclusion paragraph introduces new information."
"false"?
Write an essay in which you argue whether smart phone apps are useful or just a waste of time.
Does this question ask for an informative or argumentative essay?
Argumentative
How many passages do you need to read for 1 essay question on the Georgia Milestones Exam?
2-3 Passages
This part of the essay has an Attention grabber, Background Info and a Thesis Statement.
What is " Introductory Paragraph"?
What does this paragraph do for the essay?
According to Source 2, "the industrial farm is powered with fossil fuels. There's natural gas in the fertilizer and the fossil fuel energy it takes to make the pesticides, the diesel used by tractors and the fuel need to harvest, dry and transport the corn." This means that farmers now rely on fossil fuels to grow crops, and without fossil fuels, many parts of the industrial farm would not work, the crops wouldn't grow and the crops could not be harvested.
"Cite sources from the text" and "Elaborate or Explain the citation"?
BONUS!
For 500 Jeopardy points AND 25 House Points!
True or False: "I" "me" "myself" "us" and "my" should be included in an informative essay.
What is "false"?
Dondarious copies his essay directly from the text. He does not explain or elaborate. His entire essay is word for word from the passage and he does not cite his sources. Dondarious receives a "0" for his essay.
What is this called?
"plagiarism"