Informative

Informative Essay

To get a better understanding of your topic you will be writing an informative essay. Your informative essay should include a brief history of your topic, what its role is in society today, significant people that have contributed to your topic, and any other interesting information you may come across.

Creating an outline of the research can help you to easily convert research into a 5 paragraph essay.

**__ Outline ideas __** (Remember to communicate these things to your reader throughout all your pieces.) Why did you choose this topic?

What do you hope to learn while researching and writing about this topic? What do you want others to learn about your topic?

INFORMATIVE 5 PARAGRAPH ESSAY OUTLINE Suggestions ( All are not applicable to each topic.)

PARAGRAPH 1

Introduction

Hook

Thesis

Blueprint (tell the reader what you are going to be talking about in your body paragraphs)

Intro

Definition

Also called Why it’s great

PARAGRAPH 2 Where did it originate? What was used? (ex: the first christmas tree was much different than now...explain how) History, creation, beginnings Where it can be found

PARAGRAPH 3

What advances have been made

How do differnt people use it now?

Famous examples

Commonly found… Composition (what/ how it’s made) Other variations

PARAGRAPH 4 Other interesting facts, a story, connection,

Other variations

PARAGRAPH 5

Conclusion Tell about the future of the item

What are future possibilities?

Overall leave reader with a thought or feeling

multi-genre