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Warm-Up

Writing an Informative Essay about the Immigrant Experience

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Lesson Question

How can you use research to write an informative essay?

Lesson Goals

Organize ideas and

information .

Identify good sources

for research .

Write an informative

essay.

Revise to use concrete

details .

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Words to Know

Fill in this table as you work through the lesson. You may also use the glossary to help you.

cite

to quote a passage, book or author, especially

as an authority or expert

draft

a first round of writing that will later be revised

research

the study of a subject in order to find facts and

draw conclusions

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Writing an Informative Essay about the Immigrant Experience

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Words to Know

revise source credible

to make corrections, improve or update a piece

of writing

a book , statement or person from which

information is gathered

believable, trustworthy

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Instruction Writing an Informative Essay about

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the Immigrant Experience

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The Writing Process

Prewriting

Drafting

Revising

Do research

Use credible sources

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The Purpose of an Informative Essay

An informative essay provides factual information without personal

opinions. An informative essay will:

? provide expertise.

? include research .

? have facts and details from credible sources .

? explain an unfamiliar topic.

? inform the reader.

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Today's Writing Prompt

Write an informative essay on the topic of immigration. Your essay will use research to describe the changes and challenges that today's immigrant children experience.

Product : What will you write?

? An informative essay

Topic : What will you write about?

? The changes and challenges that immigrant children experience

Audience : Who will read your writing?

? Peers and adults

Purpose : Why will you write?

? To inform on the topic of immigration

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Developing a Research Question

Sometimes it is necessary to develop a research question about a given topic.

? Example: What are some challenges that immigrant children in the US face today?

To develop your own research question, ask yourself:

? What about the topic is interesting ?

? Can I find enough information to answer this question?

? Is the question specific

the assigned length?

enough that I can cover it in a paper of

A research question should be interesting. It should not be too broad or too narrow.

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Revising Research Questions

Answering research questions can lead to more questions .

What are some challenges that immigrant children face?

How are the individual

children a ected?

How are families

a ected?

Conducting Research

Sources for research can be found by reading books in libraries, searching on the Internet, and asking experts on the topic.

Reliable Internet sources

Unreliable Internet sources

? Government

in .gov)

sites (ending

? Education sites such as college and university sites (ending in .edu)

? Organization sites such as

museums , libraries, and

? Sites with anonymous

authors

? Sites written by individuals with no expertise on the topic

? Sites with outdated

information

nonprofits (ending in .org)

? Online newspapers

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