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All About the Informative Essay
Informative essays have a structure that is fairly easy to dissect. This lesson includes an anchor essay which students will mark up, a mixed-up essay outline for them to sort, and a web for them to organize ideas for their own essay.
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Learning Objectives
Students will be able to identify the parts of an essay and generate ideas in their own graphic organizer.
Introduction
(10 minutes)
- Ask students to work with a partner or table group and think of the three most important things to do in order to be successful in school.
- Share answers and decide on three as a class. Write them on the board.
- Have students work together again and think of three details for each of the three ideas on the board.
- Share and write three details under each idea.
- Tell students that they just created an outline for an informative essay.
- Discuss possible topics for the essay. Examples might include: How to Succeed at School, Three Keys to Academic Success, and How to Rock Your Report Card.