Argumentative and Informative Essay Types - Review

Essay Types

You have already learned about two important essay types: the Argumentative Essay and the Informative Essay. Remember that there are a variety of essay types, and each essay type serves a certain purpose depending on your goal as a writer. Review the terms you will want to know for this module:

Recall that Argumentative Essays require you to choose a side regarding a certain topic and investigate the topic to provide evidence supporting your opinion, and Informative Essays require you to provide facts and information in order to teach your readers about a topic. Unlike an Argumentative Essay, the Informative Essay should never include personal opinions or try to persuade readers.

View the video below to review the elements of the Argumentative Essay:

View the video below for an example of how to create a developed Argumentative Essay:

View the video below to review the elements of the Informative Essay:

View the video below for an example of how to create a developed Informative Essay:

Thesis Statements

Remember that the thesis statement reveals the main idea of the essay. Remember that you do not include "I think", "In my opinion", or any other phrases using "I, me, my, you, us, we, or our" because they weaken your argument.

View sample thesis statements for both the Argumentative and Informative Essays in order to see the similarities and differences:

Argumentative Essay Example Thesis

This thesis statement is argumentative because the writer states an opinion about an issue that is debatable, and the writer lists a broad reason for having his or her opinion. The topic sentences for the body paragraphs will expand on the ''many distractions'' cell phones create, so each body paragraph can be about a different distraction (texting, apps, GPS, phone calls, etc.) in order to convince the reader to agree with the writer

This thesis statement is argumentative because the writer states an opinion about an issue that is debatable, and the writer lists a broad reason for having his or her opinions. The topic sentences for the body paragraphs will expand on the "life skills and experiences" military service provides, so each body paragraph can be about a different life skill or experience (self-defense skills, understanding authority skills, independence skills, etc.) in order to convince the reader to agree with the writer

The Literary Analysis Essay has many similarities and differences compared to the Argumentative and Informative Essays. Let's move on to the next lesson to learn about Literary Analysis.

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