Informative
Writing
Lesson 3-English 10
3rd Quarter
Educates the readers by imparting
straightforward information, facts,
and details on a certain topic
What is Gives a new understanding
informative or new appreciation of some
topics
writing?
Answers questions of why
and how
Purpose in Informative
Writing
• Informative writing shares
information in an informative
manner
• educating their readers on a
particular topic by providing
information and accurate
facts
1. Sharing New
Information
2. Describing a
process/process essay
Types and 3. Giving explanation of
why and/or how
Examples 4. Definition essay (of an
idea)
5. Cause and effect essay
Look at these…
Sharing Describing Giving
Sharing new Describing a Giving
information process explanation
• Example: health • Example: • Example: simple
benefits of green Summarizing a steps that can be
vegetables simple approach taken to
to cooking kare- overcome bad
kare habits
4. Definition essay
• Example: Essay about one’s
Look at definition of love
these… 5. Cause and effect
essay
• Example: lifetime effects of
bullying
Sample informative text
Title: My country, The Philippines
Philippines is a country in Southeast Asia with more than 7000
islands and broadly categorized under three main geographical
divisons: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. It had a population of more
than 100 million. It is a country that boasts hospitality, majestic travel
destinations, and delicious foods.