Informative Writing Lesson

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English

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8th Grade

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Hard

Joseph Anderson

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3 Slides • 11 Questions

Informative Writing

Academic Writing
Grade 8
May, Semester 2, 2023-24

Open Ended

How are you feeling this morning?

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Open Ended

What do you think Informative Writing is about?

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Simply put, informative writing is writing with the purpose to

. It might be in the form of an instruction manual, an academic journal, an encyclopedia, or even just the back of a box of cereal. Anything that is written with the aim to explain a topic to the reader is informative writing - the reader will often come away having learned something

and interesting. You might see informative writing go by other names, such as explanatory writing,

writing, or exposition. They all aim to impart information to the reader, and are therefore all informative writing.

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inform

new

expository

Categorize

Options (8)

newspaper article

encyclopedia

essay

nonfiction book

websites

apps

tv shows

potatoes

Organize these options into the right categories

Informative Writing

Others

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Informative writing needs to be

. When you create something that purpose is to give knowledge the knowledge itself needs to be

. Academic texts, for instance, are often researched and referenced before being given out. This shows that the author has checked through the work for accuracy. As a feature of informative writing it is the most important. People who write factual information are often seen as having a sense of authority over the topic, and trustworthy

This is why you will often see cookbooks written by chefs, or workout plans made by personal trainers - you wouldn’t accept advice on how to make ice cream from a politician.

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factual

correct

expertise.

Poll

What type of writing do you think Informative Writing should use?

formal

informal

I don't know, I am a potato🥔

Some Text Features of Informative Writing

Table of contents
Headings
Fonts (bold, italic, etc.)
Illustrations

Diagrams
Photographs
Glossary (vocab list)

Poll

Do you think you should give personal, biased opinions in informative writing?

Yes

Unsure

A potato will always potate

Labeling

Label the following Text Features

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illustration

Diagram

Glossary

Heading

Font (italics)

Draw

How are you feeling so far?

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of Informative Writing?

To provide information or educate the reader

To confuse the reader

To entertain the reader

To persuade the reader in agreeing with the author

Open Ended

What did you learn about Informative Writing?

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Informative Writing

Academic Writing
Grade 8
May, Semester 2, 2023-24

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