English 7

Fourth Quarter

WEEK 4
MELCS: Discover through Philippine literature the need to work cooperatively and
responsibly in today’s global village (29)
Compose an informative essay (30)

Mrs. Christine J. FInalla

Subject Teacher
LESSON 2:
 Compose an informative essay
 INTRODUCTION
Activity 1. List down 5 good sources of information
and explain why they are reliable.
Sources of Information
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 Development
An informative essay is a sort of an objective
paper, the main goal of which is to educate the
audience on a particular subject. This means that
you don’t have to provide your thoughts on the topic
and should state credible data on the matter. If you
want to know what is an informative essay and what
the main tips are, just read our advices carefully:
 Development
Steps in Writing an Informative Essay
1. Choose an interesting and catchy topic. If your teacher doesn’t have any strict demands, try to
write down issues, which are relevant for the modern society and make them your topic.
2. Work hard on your idea. This statement needs to contain an intriguing and catchy sentence,
which explains why the topic is important.

3. Always start it with a draft. It can be a list of questions you want to explore or the main facts
you want to add to your text.

4. Research. As you get from an informative essay definition, you should pay careful attention to
finding information.

5. Review your essay before delivering it. Most of the students find it hard to provide an
objective look on the matter and express their own opinion on the subject.
 Development
Three Basic Parts of an Essay

1. Introduction
2. Body
3. Conclusion
 Development
Three Basic Parts of an Essay
1. Introduction- This is the first two or more sentences that will grab the interest of the readers.
A good introduction with a solid hook and thesis will keep the reader engaged throughout the
essay.
You may use a … The last sentence of the opening paragraph will usually
contain the point of the informative essay, also called the
1.literary quote thesis statement. Generally, it is the most important
2.famous people saying sentence in the entire essay, as it sets forth the direction
3. Question for the whole essay.
4. Story
 Development
Three Basic Parts of an Essay

2. Body-This part gives the supporting sentences that explain and

prove your topic sentence. Here, you must give the facts that support
your thesis statement and present trustworthy sources to clarify where
you have gotten your information.
 Development
Three Basic Parts of an Essay

3. Conclusion-This part summarizes your informative essay. After

reading a lengthy informative essay, the reader needs to refresh all the
information they have just learned. That is why you will find that most
conclusions briefly repeat the thesis statement, and every topic
sentence of the essay. It is advisable that you write at least three to
five sentences for your conclusion for it not to become too explanatory
which you have already done on the previous part.
Sample Informative Essay
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