Definitions
Informative Writing Structures
Biography elements
Purpose
Bonus
100

What is a biography?

What is a true story about a person's life that was written by a different person.

100
Identify two key words used for description writing.

What is "to begin with, for example, and most important" ?

100

When writing the death portion what is one question that you answer?

What is when and where did they die and or was there anything unusual or significant about their death?

100

Identify the purpose of biography or autobiography writing?

What is to inform your audience about your life or some else's life?

100

What is the last sentence of an introduction paragraph called?

What is a thesis?

200

What is informative writing?

What is nonfiction writing used to share knowledge.

200

Identify two key words for sequence writing.

What is "first, second, then, and finally" ?
200

When writing the birthplace and date portion what is one question that you answer?

What is when was the person born, where was the person born, and or why was the family in that location at the time?

200

Identify the purpose of informative writing.

What is to inform your audience about a particular topic?

200

What is the purpose of a body paragraph?

What is to provide supporting details?

300

Identify two other words for informative writing. 

What is nonfiction writing and expository writing.

300

Identify two key words for cause and effect. Give an example of a cause and effect topic.

What is "because, so, therefore, due to"?

300

When writing the anecdote part of a biography what do you do?

What is share interesting stories about why they are famous or what is share interesting facts about the impact they have had on others?

300

Identify the three rows of informative writing.

What is to explain, inform, and describe?

300

What is a bias? Give an example of one.

What is personal thoughts and or opinions? 

400

What is the main objective of informative writing?

What is to convey factual information, observations, and experiences?

400

Identify two key words for problem and solution writing and compare and contrast writing.

What is "as a result, because, and one part" ?

What is "do, therefore, and consequently" ?

400

Identify five elements of biography writing.

What is birthplace and date, family members, childhood and school life, hobbies, interest, and activities, anecdotes, career, death, reason for fame, later life/old life, and photos?

400

What was the purpose of learning about informative writing and biography writing ? 

Hint: think about the end goal

It will help you with your final project 

400

What are the three parts of an essay?

What is an introduction, body paragraph, and conclusion?

500

Identify the four characteristics informative writing.

What is no biases, precise details and descriptions, organization of information, and emphasis on facts, observations, and experiences?
500

Identify five structures of informative writing.

What is description, sequence, cause and effect, problem and solution, and compare and contrast. 

500

Identify ten elements of biography writing. 

What is birthplace and date, family members, childhood and school life, hobbies, interest, and activities, anecdotes, career, death, reason for fame, later life/old life, and photos?

500
Identify the importance of knowing how to writing informatively.

It is the writing that typically takes place in higher high school classes and college

500

What is a personal memoir?

What is a factual narrative written from the author's perspective?