2. Informative essay
• educates your reader on a topic.They can have one of several functions: to
define a term, compare and contrast something, analyze data, or provide a
how-to.They do not, however, present an opinion or try to persuade your
reader.
3. The word essay is derived from the French infinitive essayer which
means "to try" or "to attempt." In English, essay first meant "a trial" or "an
attempt" and it is still an alternative meaning.
4. Essay
is an analytic, interpretative, or critical literary composition that
is usually much shorter, less systematic, and formal than a dissertation or
thesis. Also, it often deals with its subject from a limited and often
personal point of view.
5. Essay writing
brings more benefits than browsing through those social media platforms
that you have already memorized. It does not only sharpen your minds and
makes you more creative than putting likes and hitting shares of your
friends’ post.The ability to share something from your mind is definitely a
plausible act.
7. TIPS ON WRITING AN ESSAY
Generally, in writing an essay, you should:
• decide what kind of essay to write
• brainstorm your topic
• research the topic
• choose a writing style
• develop a thesis
• outline your essay
• write your essay
• edit your writing to check spelling and grammar
8. The first step in writing an essay is to define what type of essay you will
be writing.There are categories into which essays can be grouped. One of
these types is the informative essay.
9. QUESTION
Now, what is an informative essay? How
does it differ from the other types
of essays?
10. INFORMATIVE ESSAY
is written as literary essay piece with the purpose of educating a target audience
or readers regarding a certain topic or subject. It is intended to present or expose
something while at the same time avoiding presenting arguments or personal
opinions from the writer.
An informative essay is also called expository essay in the sense that it also aims
to expose or display an information that is beneficial to the reader. It does not
present bias judgments nor favorable ideas. Also, it does not dwell in the concept
of convincing readers to do things that are contrary to their will. It is usually 3-5
pages in length.
11. What are the three parts of an informative
essay?
AN INFORMATIVE ESSAY CONTAINSTHREE
PARTS.
12. FIRST
The first part is the INTRODUCTION. It is used to grab the
attention of the reader and to introduce the topic. It as
well states the thesis statement of the article.The THESIS
STATEMENT is one-sentence statement that expresses
the main idea of an essay or text.
13. SECOND
The second part is the BODY. It is the bulk of the
essay and contains all of the important facts
being covered that support or provide evidences
to the thesis statement.
14. THIRD
The last part is the CONCLUSION.This part
summarizes the essay and encourages the
reader to seek out more information about a
topic.
15. How to write an informative essay?
Writing an informative essay is like telling a blind
person the color of the sky or telling a kid what ice
creams are made of. One would just have to
present and expand a topic.
16. Let’s learn the steps in writing an
informative essay:
1.Think of a topic.The first thing that you have to do is think of a topic that
you want to write about. It would be good if it is something that you are most
passionate about, so you can write in great details.
2. Create a format. The most effective format is using the essential parts of an
essay
3. Present your ideas. After choosing the topic, start writing your ideas.
Present them in a way that you are educating the readers.
17. In writing an informative essay, bear in mind
the following:
18. Let’s have an example of an informative
essay.
Causes and Effects of Smoking among Students
