Informative Flashcards

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Q

Informative came from Latin word

A

informativus - instructive, didactic, which came from informatus, past particle of informare, which means to train, construct, and educate

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What is the other term for informative essay

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Expository Essay

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Intention is to educate the reader, to
inform them about on a particular subject or topic.

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Informative

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This is a type of informative essay that gives a simple explanation or definition of a given topic.

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Definition

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5
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This is a type of informative essay that addresses a topic which the two subjects are
opposed to.

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Compare and Contrast

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This is a type of informative essay that uses data to help explain the given topic and also are showing cause and effect data to show how things are related.

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Analysis

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This is a type of informative essay that is also known as how-to essays which describes a
process that readers can follow.

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Instructional

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Where do you usually find informative essays?

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Encyclopedias, Journals, Dictionarys,
and maybe on your how-to guides.

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