Alma Said:

How do you write an informative essay?

We Answered:

1) The format should be dictated by your teacher. When it doubt, ask the teacher about the formatting that he/she would like. When in doubt, I go with MLA.

2) The way that you beginning is by writing an outline. I know, outlines stink, especially when you're a creative writing (I myself am a writer.) But outlines are very valuable when you have information.
In order to write an outline, organize your information into topics.
Then, you organize the outline like this:
intro (I will get to later)
Topic 1, (Say, history of the element's discovery.)
Topic 2 (modern uses)
Topic 3... (Hazards)
Topic n.
Depending upon the mandatory length of your paragraph, you won't need that many paragraphs. If it is suppose to be three pages, I'd go with three to five topic paragraphs depending on whether you write long or short.
Then a conclusion.

3) About starting it. You can start with an interesting fact. However, after working in a writing center, I find that most people's errors occur often in their first two paragraphs. So my advice would be to write your topics, and then write your intro and conclusion.
Two tips about intro and conclusions:
1) They should link together and remind the reader of what you said in the beginning.
2) The intro needs a thesis statement, which is basically a summery of what you plan on covering in your essay. (Don't copy me, but a bad example would be (Mercury is a fascinating substance. However, in order to understand why, one must first understand its characteristics, where came from, its modern uses, and it's references in popular culture. (There is a wii game that you play as a mercury blob.)

Hope that helps.

Andre Said:

Help with informative essay about loch ness monster and need an ethos statement?

We Answered:

ethos is working with credibility, so maybe you could have a quick intro about how credible scientists and so forth have claimed to spot the mythical monster...just throwing that out there!

Betty Said:

How To Write An Essay On The Word Precincts?

We Answered:

Precincts usually refer to either police districts or political districts. So an essay could be on the charactoristics of different precincts in a city. You may want to look at the way different precincts voted in the most recent election and compare those that voted 'republican' to those that voted 'democratic'. you could write about why they voted differently--how are the people different? Is the a divison on race, income level, education, urban v. suburban etc. if its a short essay you can just write about how the precincts differ.

Joel Said:

I need help writing an informative essay?

We Answered:

Mention the higher suicide rates among active military/veterans. Grab some info about them from reliable sources(cnn.com,military.com)

Dan Said:

How do you start/write an informative essay?

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In your first paragraph, state what your essay is about and what you plan to say about your topic.After the first paragraph, elaborate on what you stated in the first paragraph you were going to do. Quote from references pros and cons to the stand you took in the first paragraph, but come through strong to make your opinion look good.
In the last paragraph, summarize in different words what you said in the first paragraph you were going to do.

Brian Said:

how to write an informative essay about animal abuse for my speech class?

We Answered:

You could start by saying: There has been animal abuse in various places around the U.S, in backyards, community parks, and even in your own community.