This unit involves learning how to research and write an informative Work Although informative writing does not share personal stories or opinions, most writers enjoy researching and writin

This unit involves learning how to research and write an informative Work

Although informative writing does not share personal stories or opinions, most writers enjoy researching and writing about topics that interest them. If you look back at your narrative work you will see that several potential Informative topics are related to the story you told in that work. The worksheet below will help you review your narrative work so that you can identify some potential topics for your informative work

What is Informative Writing?

• Informative writing explains, informs, and describes. 
• Informative writing does not share personal stories or personal opinions. 
• It shares information objectively. 
• Your job as a writer is to educate yourself with accurate and reliable information and then share that information in your work

You are probably already familiar with informative writing. It is all around us every day.
Think of:

• instruction sheets or how-to , like this one on ,
• articles that explain concepts like ,
• information about programs like conversation efforts at the , or
• informative news articles like this one: .

INSTRUCTION 2

Step One: Complete the “Informative work Topic Planning Worksheet.” You do not have to submit the worksheet but you will need to complete it to prepare for this activity. 

Step Two: Follow the prompt below to complete this activity. Numbering the items in your post will help your classmates and your instructor. You can also copy and paste the writing prompt into your initial post.

1. List your thesis statement from your narrative work
2. List two or three of the research questions from your worksheet.  
   • For example: 
     • What are the main causes of air pollution?
     • How does music therapy help people?
     • How does the Electoral College work?
3. Select one of the questions from #2 that you think you would like to learn the answer to and copy that question here. (The answer to the question will be the information you research and write about in your informative work)
   • Remember, this question must be something that you can find articles on in the OCCC library databases (Refer to Lesson 3). 

Use the instructions above and write informative work on the topic “FAITH AND HOPE”.