Informational Writing

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Purpose of informational writing?

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Explain or inform the reader.

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Type of writing that can be fiction or nonfiction.

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Narrative

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This type of writing is ALWAYS nonfiction.

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Informational

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Uses facts and statistics as evidence.

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Informational

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Explains why something happens and suggests solutions.

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problem/solution

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Tells about people or places using sensory language

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description

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Similarities & differences between two subjects.

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Compare/contrast

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Uses transition words to show order of events or steps in a process.

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sequence

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JJ had a stinky hamster and gave him a dust bath. This is an example of a _____________.

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problem/solution

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Snow fell softly as night fell. The only sound was the crunching of my boots in the dense forest. This is an example of...

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description