Informational Writing
Parts of an Article
Literary Analysis
Opinion Writing
Blog Posts
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What is informational writing?

Information writing gives readers information about a specific topic or idea.

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What needs to be included in your Introduction?

Hook, claim/thesis 

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What is a Literary Analysis Essay?

The writer of a literary analysis essay uses details from a literary text to support his or her claim about an element of the text.

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What are the three main parts of Opinion Writing?

The introduction, body paragraphs and the conclusion
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What kind of tone do you use when writing a blog post?

Informal, conversational

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What does a reader need to include in the essay?

The writer uses facts, definitions, details, quotations, examples and other information to tell about (inform) or explain the topic or idea.

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What is a Hook?

Describing the scene, asking a question, interesting fact, anything to get the readers attention
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What is literature?

A body of written words.

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What does the claim and/or thesis do?

It acts as a roadmap for the essay

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Name two things that need to be included in your blog post?

Graphics (pictures and videos), Facts and opinions (links)

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What is an example of informational writing?

newspapers and magazine articles, textbooks, biographies, autobiographies, etc.

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What is the Body of the text?

Group related facts together,  includes facts, definitions and details, use linking words and phrases

Supports the topic presented in the introduction

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What is the Claim in a Literary Essay?

A claim is a statement of the writer’s point of view about a character, plot, setting, or theme. The claim is based on the writer’s interpretation, or understanding, of the text.

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What needs to be included in each body paragraph?

Include several supporting details or examples that support the main idea.

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What does the word inform mean?

to tell about

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What you must put at the end of an informational text to cite your sources?

Citation or Reference List

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What does the Introduction do?

Provides an overview/guideline of the essay

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What does it mean to infer?

to conclude from facts; to figure out by thinking

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What must be restated in the conclusion?

The claim/thesis

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What key features need to be included in a blog post (informational writing structure)?

an introduction, facts and details, linking words and details, precise language, a conclusion

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What was the article that we read about during this lesson?

The Silk Road

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What is the purpose of the conclusion?

Sums up what the reader should know, restate the most important ideas

Leaves the reader with something to think about

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What are the key parts of a Literary Analysis Essay?

  • An introduction that names the literary text and prepares readers to examine a particular aspect of the text

  • A clearly stated claim supported by direct quotations and examples from the text

  • Linking words and phrases that connect one idea to the next

  • A conclusion that restates the claim and offers a thoughtful idea about the text

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What does Opinion Writing do?

Opinion writing expresses the writer’s opinion about a topic. 

The writer states an opinion – what he or she thinks, feels or believes – and provides reasons and evidence.

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What is the main difference between writing a blog post and writing an informational article?

a blog post has more informal language instead of formal language