How to Outline And Write An Informative Essay?

An informative essay is a common type of essay. The purpose of an informative essay is to inform and educate the readers about topics that they may not know. An informative essay educates an idea, reveal a fact, or explain a process. For an informative essay, you have to think as a reader in order to craft your paper in way that can best convey a message. A five paragraph essay is perfect to write an informative essay on any topic. The five paragraph essay is similar in format of any essay with the only exception of two additional body paragraphs.

Firstly, you have to create a list of questions the readers more likely think about the topic.

Come up with three main points to discuss in the essay and gather relevant information. Use the questions list to generate the main points.

Create an outline. Organize the information into three separate paragraphs, each focusing on a single point. Considering the main point of a paragraph, write down the information pertaining to that point. For example, if you are writing about the causes of World War II, you could consider points such as Imperialism, Fascism and Nationalism. To expand a point, you can describe it further in the outline. In the paragraph for imperialism, you can list reasons such as Hitler’s obsession for a greater Germany, Japan’s aspirations for larger territory and Benito’s Mussolini’s dream of New Roman Empire. Repeat this process for the rest of the paragraphs.

Begin writing the essay. Start with the introduction of your topic and describe it in a few sentences. Discuss the ideas from the outline to give background information about your topic. For writing the causes of World War II, you can introduce the readers about the background and circumstances of World War II. Here you can include ideas such as imperialism, Fascism and Nationalism.

In the second paragraph, you will elaborate on the first idea stated in the introductory paragraph. Here you will explain the idea with the supporting point and evidence. You will provide the facts to reinforce your points and explain things in detail. Use your outline to organize information into the paragraphs. For an essay on the causes of World War II, discuss the ideas related with Imperialism in this paragraph. Continue this step for the remaining body paragraphs.

In the concluding paragraph, you will summarize your whole essay including the main points and what you learned from those points. It must condense the essence of your whole discussion into few sentences, reminding the readers about the purpose of your essay. For concluding an essay on the causes of World War II, you can inform the readers how racism, hatred and misuse of power lead to World War II and why war must be avoided in the future.

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