An informative essay is a scholarly essay. Informative essays, also known as expository essays, can serve many purposes. These essays compare controversial viewpoints on a subject. They do not, however, include the author's opinion instead analyze information similar to a cause and effect situation educating its readers. Informative essays present, fully and fairly, other person's views to report an incident or a situation.
You will choose a topic to inform your audience about. Picking something that you are interested in will make this paper much more easier to write. You may also want to create an outline before beginning to write. It can be as simple or as detailed as you want, but it will help you maintain focus and clarity in your essay. I highly recommend doing this, but I will leave it up to you.
Be sure to proofread any essay before submitting. This is best done by reading it aloud to yourself or someone you trust. You can catch many silly mistakes this way.
Introduces a topic; organize complex ideas, concepts, and information to make important connections and distinctions; include formatting (e.g., headings) and graphics (e.g., figures, tables).
Develops the topic with well-chosen, relevant, and sufficient facts, extended definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples appropriate to the audience’s knowledge of the topic.
Uses appropriate and varied transitions to link the major sections of the text, create cohesion, and clarify the relationships among complex ideas and concepts.
Uses language and content-specific vocabulary that express ideas precisely and concisely to manage the complexity of the topic, recognizing and eliminating wordiness and redundancy.
Establishes and maintains a style appropriate to the purpose and audience.
Provides a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the information or explanation presented (e.g., articulating implications or the significance of the topic).
Follows standard English conventions.
Cites in-text citations consistently in MLA style.
Formatted appropriately in MLA style.
Introduces a topic; organizes ideas, concepts, and information to make connections and distinctions.
Develops the topic with relevant and sufficient facts, details, or other information appropriate to the audience’s knowledge of the topic.
Transitions smoothly from one major section to another to create cohesion.
Uses appropriate language and vocabulary to express ideas of the topic.
Establishes and maintains a style appropriate to the purpose and audience.
Provides a concluding statement.
Follows standard English Conventions throughout but with a few mistakes.
Cites in-text citations consistently in MLA style.
Formatted appropriately in MLA style.