Informative and Expository Writing

Informative writing is...?

• Fiction

• Nonfiction

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Informative writing provides....

• Facts

• Information

• Stories

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is the purpose of expository writing?

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

• Explain

Informative or Argument Writing?

The purpose is to convince the audience.

• Informative

• Argument

Informative or Argument Writing?

Maintains an objective tone about the topic.

• Informative

• Argument

Informative or Argument Writing?

Includes facts and information.

• Informative

• Argument

Where is informational writing found?

• Textbooks

• Encyclopedias

• Newspapers

• Magazines

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which of the following do you NOT need in your informational essay?

• A hook

• Topic

• Formal style

• Precise words

What does tone mean?

• How you feel after reading the essay.

• The author's attitude toward the topic.

• Your attitude toward the the topic.

• How you feel before reading the essay.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What are the three main parts of an essay?

• The hook, the topic sentence, and conclusion.
• Introduction, Hook, Body
• Introduction, Body, Conclusion
• Claim, Counterclaim, Rebuttal. 

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D