INFORMATIVEEXPLANATOR Y WRITING SUCCESS CRITERIA I CAN UNDERSTAND

INFORMATIVE/EXPLANATOR Y WRITING SUCCESS CRITERIA: I CAN UNDERSTAND THE PURPOSE OF INFORMATIVE/EXPLANATORY WRITING.

DEFINITION OF INFORMATIVE/EXPLANATORY WRITING • INFORMATIVE/EXPLANATORY WRITING PRESENTS REASONS, EXPLANATIONS, OR STEPS OF A PROCESS

INFORMATIVE/EXPLANATORY WRITING • WHAT IS INFORMATIVE/EXPLANATORY WRITING? • USES FACTS, STATISTICS, OR EVIDENCE TO PRESENT REASONS, EXPLANATIONS, OR STEPS OF A PROCESS • IT JUST GIVES THE AUDIENCE INFORMATION SO THEY CAN LEARN ABOUT A TOPIC—THE GOAL IS TO GIVE THEM KNOWLEDGE • STRICTLY INFORMATIONAL • THE WRITER THINKS LIKE A TEACHER • WHAT INFORMATIVE/EXPLANATORY WRITING IS NOT… • DOES NOT USE A VIEWPOINT TO CONVINCE THE AUDIENCE THE WRITER IS CORRECT. IT JUST USES INFORMATION TO HELP ACHIEVE THE WRITER’S PURPOSE • IT IS NOT EMOTIONAL • THE WRITER DOES NOT THINK LIKE A SALESMAN (PERSUASIVE WRITING). THIS IS NOT INFORMING AND EXPLAINING!

EXAMPLES OF WHAT INFORMATIVE/EXPLANATORY WRITING IS AND IS NOT • THESE ARE CORRECT EXAMPLES OF INFORMATIVE/EXPLANATORY WRITING • “A NEW SOLAR PANEL HAS BEEN DEVELOPED THAT CAN POWER AN ENTIRE CITY FOR DAYS AND IS LESS EXPENSIVE THAN TRADITIONAL FUEL. ” • THESE ARE INCORRECT EXAMPLES OF INFORMATIVE/EXPLANATORY WRITING • “SOLAR POWER IS THE BEST FORM OF POWER BECAUSE IT IS CLEAN, COST EFFECTIVE, AND SUSTAINABLE. • “SOME COLLEGE STUDENTS ENJOY LIVING ON CAMPUS BECAUSE IT IS CONVENIENT. ” • “LIVING ON CAMPUS IS MORE ENJOYABLE THAN LIVING OFF CAMPUS BECAUSE IT IS CONVENIENT. ” • “THOUSANDS OF AUTOMOBILE DEATHS EACH YEAR AREN’T JUST ‘RANDOM’; RATHER, THEY OCCUR BECAUSE DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS DIDN’T TAKE THE TIME TO ‘CLICK’ IT. ” • “REMEMBER, DON’T BE A STATISTIC. TAKE THE TIME TO FASTEN YOUR SEAT BELT EVERY TIME YOU GET IN THE CAR. AND MAKE SURE YOU ASK YOUR PASSENGERS TO BUCKLE UP AS WELL. ”