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Title: Informational Writing


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Informational Writing
  • The How and Why of Writing

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What is Informational Writing?
  • Informational writing is intended to present
    information to the reader
  • Informational writing
  • An informational essay should follow a logical
    sequence and have three different main points
  • Logic and coherence is the main focus of an
    informational essay

3
How is it different ?
  • Informational writing does not tell a story
  • Informational writing does not persuade a reader
    but only gives facts and reasons
  • Informational writing can also give the steps of
    a process

4
Definition of Terms
  • Thesis Statement The main idea of the whole
    essay
  • Transition words Words such as first, second, as
    a result, which make transitions easy in the
    essay.
  • Main Ideas Each paragraph should have a main
    point or idea
  • Supporting Details Details support the main ideas

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3 parts of an Essay
  • Introduction
  • 2. Body Paragraphs
  • 3. Conclusion

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Introduction
  • Hook
  • Background Information
  • Thesis Statement

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Thesis Statement
  • The thesis statement can be first in the
    paragraph, last in the paragraph or implied
    throughout the paragraph
  • Example I would like to change the world by
    improving the poverty situation in our world,
    alleviating crime, and helping the homeless.

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Body Paragraphs
  • Paragraph one should introduce the first reason
    and give details to support the first reason
  • Paragraph two should introduce the second reason
    and give details to support the second reason
  • Paragraph three should introduce the third reason
    and give details to support the third reason

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All body paragraphs should have..
  • The topic sentence and transition words/phrase
    comes first
  • What the paragraph is mainly about
  • Add your supporting details
  • Make sure you end with a clincher sentence

10
Transition words
  • Add your transition words
  • First
  • Second
  • Third
  • Finally, or In Conclusion

11
Supporting Details
  • Can be descriptive
  • Can be factual
  • Can be from personal experience
  • Can be anecdotes

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Conclusion
  • Transition sentence
  • Restated thesis
  • Call to action

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Editing your essay
  • Check that you have all the elements of an
    expository essay
  • Reasons
  • Details
  • Transition words
  • Conclusion that re-states your topic
  • Grammar
  • Coherence, logic and clearly written
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