English 20 quarter 3

• Writing technique - stle an author to convey his/her message in a manner that is effective and meaningful to the audience
• ARGUMENTATIVE –

  having or showing a

  tendency to disagree or

  argue.
• ESSAY – a short piece of writing on a particular subject.
• ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY – a kind of writing that aims to make the reader agree with the writer's opinion about a

  controversial or debatable issue.
• ISSUE – an important topic or problem for debate or discussion
• CLAIM or THESIS STATEMENT – a statement that identifies the topic being discussed, includes the points discussed

  in the paper and is written for a specific audience.
• Informative essay - an essay where you have to inform the reader about a topic
• Description - Explain a topic in detail
• An example of description is education in the time of covid 19 pandemic
• Comparison and contrast - describe similarities or differences between 2 subjects
• An example of comparison and contrast is lifestyle before and during covid 19 pandemic
• Problem and solution present a problem and propose possible solutions
• An example of problem and solution is how to prevent the spread of COVID-19 19?
• Cause and effect - explain and analyze why something happened or how something occured
• An example of cause and effect is global effect of covid 19 pandemic
• An example of sequence is proper hand washing technique
• First step in preparing informative essay - choose your topic
• Second step in preparing informative essay - research internet
• Third step in preparing informative essay - conduct a thorough research
• Fourth step in preparing informative essay - make a rough draft
• Fifth step in preparing informative essay - write your introduction
• Sixth step in preparing informative essay - write your body paragraph
• Last step in preparing informative essay - summarize your analysis in concluding part
• Argument - and idea that supports the claim
• Issue is an idea when the opinions of people are different
• Rebuttal is the response counter argument
• 3 parts of an essay are intro, body, and conclusion
• Intruduction is where the paragraph of the thesis found
• Body where facts of the given thesis statement of the essay
• Atleast 5 of paragraph your essay should possess
• One thesis statement must include the points you will discuss
• Informative is a writing technique that gives info. And straight forward facts regarding a topic
• Body is where facts statistics, and other supporting detail are included
• In informative writing opinions are exception
• Conclusion summarize and reiterates the thesis statement of informative text
• The purpose of informative text is to educate
• True unbiased info. Is needed in informative essay
• Writing is the most complex skill in communication
• False - conclusion is the most significant component of an informative text
• True - in explaining a topic, reliable and credible source are needed