Introducing the audience new Topics of interest
Use reputable sources that provide facts rather than opinions When you write to inform, your goal is to introduce the audience to a topic that they may not be familiar with, but about which they may already be familiar. In this case, your job is to report facts rather than to express your opinions on the subject. An informative essay might be one that focuses on three different types of dog breeds. If you are required to conduct research for your informative essay, use reputable sources that provide facts rather than opinions. When you write to persuade, you want your audience to act — or at least want to act — based on what you've written. A persuasive essay could be one in which you persuade your audience to vote for your preferred presidential candidate. If you are asked to include research in your persuasive essay, your thesis statement should tell the audience what action you expect them to take, and your research should explain why that action is important. Your goal when...