UNIT 16: INFORMATIVE ESSAY LESSON 1: FEATURES OF AN INFORMATIVE ESSAY

DIRECTIONS: Identify whether each statement about informative essay is TRUE or FALSE

1. It contains a thesis statement to establish its main point.
2. It is meant to present an idea or concept towards an audience.
3. It uses rhetorical questions to arouse the minds of the audience.
4. It does not persuade the audience to go with the writer's belief or position as written in
his/her essay
5. Writer's opinions on the topic are more than enough to support the points raised by the
writer in his/her essay.​

Which statement best explains why shakespeare has cassius use the word fawn rather than a synonym such as flatter to describe his actions?

Read the excerpt from "save the redwoods."another, one of the finest in the grove, more than three hundred feet high, was skinned alive to a height of one hundred and sixteen feet from the ground and the bark sent to london to show how fine and big that calaveras tree was—as sensible a scheme as skinning our great men would be to prove their greatness.which  best  describes how the excerpt appeals to readers’ emotions? the excerpt provides facts about the tree, which impresses readers’ scientific minds.the excerpt describes how the tree traveled to london, which excites the readers’ sense of adventure.the excerpt compares the tree to a person, which makes readers feel sympathetic toward the tree.the excerpt explains how to skin a tree, which makes readers feel awed at the height of the tree.

Within a farewell to arms, what would be the best definition of the word “hallow”? a) to shine a bright light onto a path. b) a deep hole. c) to treat as holy or sacred. d) lacking depth.