INFORMATIVE

ESSAY
It is basically gives information to your readers.
It is also educates your readers on a topic.

Functions:
To define a term
To compare and contrast something
To analyze data
To provide a how to

Never : to present opinion or to persuade your readers

3 Basic Parts of Informative Essay

Introduction
 Leads into the topic and captures the readers interests
Body
 In depth discussion of the topic with fact based
Conclusion
 Concluding statement

 5 paragraphs can provide the readers with enough

information
Examples of Informative Essays:
 How to open a bank account?
 A day in a mall
 Health benefits of malungay
 How I got my name?
 Fiesta celebration
 Longest word in English language
 What is in scouting?
Steps in Writing Informative Essay
1.Select an appropriate topic (most like topic/ adequate ideas)
2.Research and gather ideas
3.Make a list of important and accurate facts (ideal to create
topic sentence or thesis statement)
4.Create an outline
5.Write your essay based on the outline created
6.Proofread or edit your work ( ideal to read your essay loud)
7.Have someone else read your essay