Directions for creating a Works Cited page in MyBib
What is informational writing?
Informational writing is simply what it sounds like - it is writing to inform others about something that they may not know about. It presents information in a new context, original way, combining information in a way that helps readers look at that information in a new and interesting light.
Let’s start with a topic:
The SS assignment asks you to answer: What role do art and culture have in bringing awareness to social issues?
Let’s revise this a bit to fit our needs:
Choose a time in history - any time, anywhere, and research that time period, event, series of events. Also research any change that occurred in society due to this event. Finally, find one piece of writing that was written during that time period that demonstrates this change of thinking/social norms. Write an informational report about a time period in history, the effect the time period had on society, and include evidence from a literary piece.
So, here is an example of a historical topic, the effect the time period had on society, an example of literature that reflects this period and the change that came out of it:
The Harlem Renaissance - I viewed this for a little preliminary research.
Led to the Civil Rights Movement
Poem: Langston Hughes’ Harlem
SO now what?
Step 1: Write an informational thesis statement
Here is mine:
The Harlem Renaissance, a time period in the US that began around 1920, was a cultural celebration of African American art, literature, and music. Many people believe that this period empowered African Americans to battle discrimination and racism, ultimately leading to this country’s Civil Rights Movement. Much of the literature written during the time period predicted the movement by presenting the state of Black Americans as eruptive, including most famously, Langston Hughes’s poem “Harlem.”
Step 2 - decide how you will support it. Let’s look at what kinds of information help us support arguments, and practice supporting one.
Step 3 - finding relevant research - Make a copy of this doc to complete step 3.
Step 4 - Putting it all together - It is time to take that thesis, and your support, and write your Informative report/essay- Open a new Google Doc and write your first draft.
I just want to mention a couple of things about when you write this:
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No login needed from school. Off campus? Email sevje@cpsed.net for password.
No login needed from school.
Off campus? Email sevje@cpsed.net for password.