Informational Essay

Informational essays...

• inform about a story's character or plot

• Are fake opinions

• Don't make sense

• Argue a side of an argument

The informational essays we write must have all of the following, EXCEPT

• 3 body paragraphs

• an introduction paragraph

• a conclusion paragraph

• a bunch of lies

Tags

CCSS.W.3.1D

CCSS.W.3.2B

CCSS.W.3.2D

If I want to write an informational essay about the character development of Calidore

• I should use my opinions based the story

• I should look for differences in the character between the passages or between the beginning and the end

• I should turn my essay into an argumentative essay about why it is awesome to be a knight

The very first sentence of our informational essay is called...

Which can be a good hook for an informative essay about Pandora?

• Did you know curiosity is bad?

• I think Pandora is a nosey character because she opened a box of evil

• Imagine having a box in front of you that you are forbidden to open. Imagine being expected to resist the temptation

• In my opinion, Pandora was set up by the gods because they wanted revenge

TAGS Stands For ...

• Title, Author, Genre, Summary

• Thesis, Author, Genre, Simile

• Topic Sentence, Author, General Statement, Summary

• Title, Attention, General Statement, Specific Statement

What is a thesis statement?

Evidence for an informational essay should be gathered from

• Quotes from the stories

• Quotes from online websites

• Made up stuff

• Argumentative Points

What is the correct format of a body paragraph?

• Topic Sentence

  Elaborate

  TAGS

  Concluding Sentence

• Quote #1 (I.C.E)

  Quote #2 (I.C.E)

  Concluding Sentence

  Topic Sentence

• Topic Sentence

  Quote #1 (I.C.E)

  Quote #2 (I.C.E)

  Concluding Sentence

• Thesis Statement

  Quote #1 (I.C.E)

  General Statement

  Concluding Sentence

Topic Sentences for each body paragraph should do what?