Inform+and+Explain

**@Informing and Explaining Assessment**

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5 paragraph essay - narrative style, 1st person
tone: personal, reflective - more formal standard essay could be casual and more personal purpose: appeal for empathy ambiguous - multiple purposes depending on who is reading it overlap of writing styles Big event - leads to explanation

List format
very opinion based doesn't introduce as well - doesn't leave a conclusion more informal requires some prior knowledge, but doesn't require prior knowledge for the reader

requires some sort of title
effective but depends on purpose open-ended

list format title informs of the topic rules are humerous - lets you in on the secret accessable to everyone - more for those who already have knowledge on topic rules vary in humor and seriousness to have about 10-15 rules varies based on perspective

= = = = = = = = ||< =To inform and explain= =To give information that you have to someone who does not have it= =To present information in a surprising way= || = = = = = = || =Inform first and then explain= =Can vary based on reason= =Paragraph/essay form, list, letter, .....= || = = = = = = || =Writer must be knowledgeable and confident= =- Draws from personal experience or knowledge= =Facts, not fluffiness= =Can be serious or funny/sarcastic/ironic= || = = = = = = || =Main idea is clear= =Focused more on informational, with overlap of reflective and other genres= =- Can express information to gain credibility= ||
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