Writing An Informative Essay

What is an informative essay?

• An essay that tells a story.

• An essay that gives the author's opinion.

• An essay that gives information about somebody / something.

What are the three parts of the essay?

• Hook, Supporting Details, Concluding Sentence

• Introduction, Body Paragraphs, Conclusion

• Controlling Idea, Topic Sentence, Restate Controlling Idea

What should we include in the introduction? (Choose two)

• Supporting Details

• Hook

• Controlling Idea

• Topic Sentence

What does the writer do in this hook: “Do you know that one of the four faces in Mount Rushmore is Thomas Jefferson?”

• Ask a question

• Share a surprising fact

• Both are correct.

What is Controlling Idea? (Choose two)

• Your opinion about the topic

• Evidence that supports your hook

• The main topic of the essay

• A brief answer to the writing prompt

Each body paragraph starts with ____________.

• A topic sentence

• Supporting details

• A closing sentence

An easy to write the supporting details for our body paragraphs is ...

• A. Copy from a website

• B. Tell a story

• C. Answer Wh-questions about the topic

• D. Answer Yes/No questions about the topic

How can we write a closing sentence for a paragraph? (Choose all that are correct)

• Share a feeling

• Restate the topic sentence

• Ask a question

• Repeat exactly the topic sentence

What are the two parts in a conclusion? (Choose two)

• Topic sentence

• Restate topic sentence

• Hook

• Concluding statement

What is the purpose of the concluding statement?

(the very last sentence of your essay)

• It catches the attention of your reader.

• It keeps your reader thinking about the topic.

• It makes the reader cry.