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Do you feel confident to write an Informative Essay? If not, what questions do you have?

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Watch the video above. Write a 6 sentence informative paragraph about the biography.

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Gordon Ramsay: Biography of Kitchen Nightmares Chef

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Uploaded by WatchMojo.com on 2011-11-09.

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An informative essay is ...

1. Writing in which you inform the reader on a topic
2. Using the text and ideas in the text as your only source of information
3. You examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately.
4. The purpose of this type of writing is to demonstrate comprehension of a topic, concept, process, or procedure.

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What are some topics that you feel strongly about? Think of ideas that you are interested in that you feel is worthy of writing an essay about. Write 3 ideas in the comments. For example: Homelessness, Tattoos, Procrastination, etc.

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8.W.TP.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content

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Write your own definition of Informative Writing. Have you written an informative essay before? Complete in 2-3 sentences.