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“Twilight”: The First Movie in the Saga Essay (Critical Writing)

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The movie Twilight was released in 2008 causing the most different feedbacks of the viewers. It is a fantastic love story about a family of vampires who lived under disguise in Forks, a small town near Washington. The film begins with Bella Swan moving to this town to live with her father; she meets Edward who she is suspicious about from her first day at school. With time Bella discovers the truth about Edward and he introduces her to his vampire family.

Surprisingly, but the fact that Edward and his family are not humans does not scare Bella and young people fall in love with each other. As the plot develops, Bella is kidnapped by James, a tracker vampire; Edward and his relatives save her risking their lives and Edward prevents Bella from becoming a vampire after James’ biting her. Later, during the prom, Bella asks Edward to make her a vampire, which he refuses. The movie ends with James’ lover, Victoria, plotting revenge against the young couple for killing her beloved. Twilight is worth the attention of any viewer due to its skillful direction, brilliant acting, and well-selected music which altogether make this movie unforgettable.

To begin with, the direction of the movie deserves special praise because, unlike some of the other movies about vampires, it does not produce an impression of fantasy. Twilight is an action-packed love story brought into life by Catherine Hardwicke. Catherine has been working as a director, writer, producer, art director, and production designer since 1986, which means that she has rich experience in the sphere of movie production.

She directed such movies as The Nativity Story (2006), Lords of Dogtown (2005), Thirteen (2003), and Maximum Ride (which will be released in 2010). In addition, she was a production designer of the Martians Go Home (1988), Mad City (1997), Three Kings (1999), Antitrust (2001), Vanilla Sky (2001), and a number of other famous films. The direction of Twilight differs from the rest of the movies about vampires.

It is always hard to evoke in the viewers’ compassion towards the negative characters and not each director succeeds in this. However, Hardwicke managed to intertwine action, murders, panic, chaos, and love into a coherent story about the vampires who lived the lived of ordinary people. Any director knows that shooting a movie basing on the book is extremely difficult. As compared to Stephanie Meyer’s “Twilight” (the book), the movie is no less expressive.

All the necessary details were preserved and the plot was in no way distorted. Twilight may be considered as a faithful adaptation to the book owing to the work of Catherine Hardwicke and the team of the filmmakers working under this movie. Thus, Hardwicke’s direction turned Meyer’s “Twilight” into a romantic-fantasy film saturated with visual effects and full of bright memorable moments which make the viewer return to them after finishing watching the movie.

Moreover, the acting of the movie is brilliant and all the actors seem to have lived the lives of their characters for some time. The movie Twilight once again proves that people who try not to resemble the others always get into trouble. Indeed, in most of the films weird things happen to those who avoid being like everybody else, who live in isolation, or have hobbies which the society does not approve. This was the case with the protagonist of this movie, Bella Swan (in reality Kristen Stewart).

In real life Kristen does not look like a loner, but due to her talent, her heroine has loneliness even in the expression of her eyes. Edward Cullen, in his turn, inherited all the charm of Robert Pattinson, an actor with quite a large filmography for his age. Stewart and Pattinson have made this movie alive; the passion which existed between their characters seems impossible to achieve without its taking place in real life.

Other actors of this movie are Billy Burke (as Charley Swan, Bella’s father), Ashley Greene (as Alice Cullen, Edward’s adoptive sister), Nikki Reed (as Rosalie Hale, a girl turned into a vampire by the Cullens), Kellan Lutz (as Emmett Cullen, Rosalie’s beloved husband also turned into a vampire by the Cullens), and others. The cast for this movie was perfectly selected and the actors, especially those who were in the leading roles, have brilliantly coped with their roles.

Finally, the music emphasized the expressiveness of the movie and made it complete. Choosing the right music is extremely important in shooting the movie; inexpressive soundtracks can spoil even the best direction and those which are too loud or too famous can overshadow the play of the actors and the essence of the movie in general. Twilight ’s music supervisor, Alexandra Patsavas, succeeded in achieving balance between expressiveness and unobtrusiveness of the music when choosing soundtracks to the movie.

Apart from the Twilight score (which, by the way, perfectly suits the mood of the movie) composed by Carter Burwell, Muse and Linkin Park can be heard in the film. Such a choice of soundtracks is somewhat symbolistic; this music was listened to by Meyer when she was writing the book “Twilight”. Perhaps, this is why Patsavas considered them to be the most suitable to the movie. Apart from the film score, Burwell wrote several other soundtracks to the movie.

His “Bella’s Lullaby” is the variation of a “Love Theme” which was supposed to voice the romantic relations between Bella and Edward. Burwell’s “Predator Theme” opens the movie. This theme is absolutely striking; it plays Edward’s vampire nature and transfers even more emotions than Edward’s look or the expression of his eyes full of resoluteness, defiance, and tenderness at one and the same time. Therefore, it can be stated that the music to Twilight cannot be perceived separately from the movie; they supplement each other and, being a whole, join the actors’ play, the visual effects, and the intricate plot to tell the viewer a story about the forbidden love.

In sum, due to the great work of talented filmmakers, the movie Twilight is able to meet the wishes of any viewer. Its director Catherine Hardwicke did her best in producing the movie of high quality. The cast, in face of Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Billy Burke, Ashley Greene, and others have brilliantly performed their roles and added reality to the music. A great job has been done by Alexandra Patsavas, the music supervisor, who selected the best-fitting soundtracks to the movie. All these people have created a great movie and turned the fantasy into the reality.

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Twilight tells the story of Bella Swan and the vampire she falls in love with, Edward Cullen . Bella moves to the small and rainy town of Forks, Washington, to live with her father after her mother remarries. She hates the rain, but at least she fits in better in Forks than she did in her huge high school in Phoenix, Arizona.

On her first day of school she sees Edward Cullen, one of a group of five students, all of whom seem inhumanely beautiful and aloof toward the rest of the school. Bella is hypnotized by Edward’s good looks, but for some reason, his first response to her is incredibly negative, and she even overhears him trying to switch out of the biology class they have together. He slowly begins to become less hostile, although he warns her that it would be better for her to stay away.

One day, when Bella is almost crushed by an out of control minivan, he saves her life. She cannot quite understand how he did it, though. Right before the crash, she saw him across the parking lot from her.

When some of the students take a trip to the beach, Bella meets Jacob Black , the son of her father’s good friend Billy Black and a member of the La Push reservation. She gets Jacob to explain why the Cullens won’t come to La Push, and he tells her it is because of some old legends that his people have that the Cullens are vampires, and while they do not feed on humans, they are still not welcome on the reservation.

Bella suspects that this may actually be true, but she decides that even if it is, she doesn’t care. When she confronts Edward about it, he tells her the truth. He explains that this is why she should stay away from him--even though he chooses not to hunt humans, he is especially drawn by her smell and may not be able to resist her. She cannot stay away, though, because she has fallen in love with him. Likewise, he is too much in love to push her away, even for her own good.

He takes her to watch while he and his family play vampire baseball, and while they are there, another, more violent vampire coven comes by. The leader, a very old, very lethal vampire named James , catches Bella’s scent, and when Edward defends her, he sees a chance to engage in a challenging hunt. Edward knows—because he can read minds—that James won’t give up until he has killed her.

Bella and all of the Cullens come up with a plan to try to get her to safety while also protecting her family—taking her to Phoenix—but James is clever and manages to trick Bella into coming to see him alone (she believes it is to save her mother’s life). There he almost kills her, but the other vampires arrive in time, and Edward saves her. He has bitten her, though, and Edward must use all of his self-control to suck just enough of her blood to get the vampire venom out without killing her. He succeeds, and Bella is left with only a few broken bones and a cut on her forehead.

Bella heals and goes back to Forks, where Edward surprises her by taking her to the prom. She tells him that she wants him to change her into a vampire too so that she can be with him forever, but he is staunchly against it, not wanting to take her life from her while she still has another choice—and while she still has her family.

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The Writing Style Of 'Twilight': We Kick Off The 'I Will If You Will' Book Club

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Twilight has, it's safe to say, pros and cons. Into which category does the actual writing fall? hide caption

Twilight has, it's safe to say, pros and cons. Into which category does the actual writing fall?

In considering topics for the kickoff of our Twilight discussions, it occurred to me that since I don't know how many of you have entirely finished the book, we should start with something you can have an opinion about from the early chapters: the writing style.

There's also no better way to kick off a discussion than with a discussion, so I'm going to seed our conversation with an exchange I had with frequent Monkey See contributor Marc Hirsh. We raise a bunch of different things here, and in the comments, you should feel free to energetically agree, disagree, create entirely new tangents, or quote your favorite and least favorite lines to illustrate your point. Our discussion does not include significant spoilers, with the exception of things that you knew before you read the book if you have any understanding of the phenomenon. But FYI, as of the time we had this talk, Marc had read about half the book, and I'd read almost all of it.

My general plan is to start off modestly, with this post and your comments, and if it goes well and there's enough interest, maybe we'll actually do a live chat or two later this week or next. And, of course, if there's more interest, we'll pick a new book after that. Because, often, I will if you will.

We were discussing differences between book and movie, and wound up here, having a conversation about what I would personally say is the weakest thing about the book, which is ... the writing itself.

Linda: Edward, in the book, has a sense of humor. Edward, in the movie, does absolutely nothing but scowl miserably the entire time with his bright red lips.

Marc: You mean the chiseled lips on his perfect face?

Linda: Beneath his topaz eyes, yes.

Marc: How many times does she describe his face? And how many of those times does she fail to venture beyond "perfect"? There's no charm to it. It's tell, don't show, over and over and over. She just leans on repetition until her readers finally scream "Uncle! He's beautiful! I want him!"

Linda: The entire book is "tell, don't show," yes. Not just regarding his perfect face.

Marc: Right. I'm 220 pages in, and so far Bella has moved to Washington, started school, been saved from an accident, gone to the beach and gone to Seattle. How is that 200 pages of content? It would be fine if she had an interesting internal life or if Meyer were a perceptive observer (or a sharp describer). But none of these things are true. She is spinning her wheels like a car stuck in mud. (See what I just did there?)

Linda: Well, and here's my other thing -- it has this tone like it's written by an old lady, because it's stodgy and dry. But she doesn't have an old lady's sense of perspective on her situation. So it just doesn't work.

Marc: Right. And as for the little mocking I did there of Meyer's previously-discussed tendency to pick the bluntest, least-interesting analogy, allow me to quote the following, from page 190:

"I quickly rubbed my hand across my cheek, and sure enough, traitor tears were there, betraying me."

That's like saying, "I took a bite, taking some of the food in my mouth." Who writes like that? Who edits and leaves that in?

Linda: TRAITOR TEARS! You know what traitors do? They betray you.

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Marc: Right. That's why you call them traitor tears. YOU DON'T HAVE TO EXPLAIN THAT THAT THEREFORE MEANS THEY BETRAY YOU. Somebody's stupid here, and I think she thinks it's me. (Also: "traitor tears" is walking the line as it is.)

Linda: TRAAAAAAITOR TEARS.

Marc: It's just this wildly florid prose that's wielded with the subtlety and repetition of a jackhammer, all in the service of a story that's going nowhere being told by a girl who seems to be fighting me for the gold medal in a not-liking-her contest.

Linda: Hee.

Marc: I have also discovered, which is annoying me, Meyer's propensity for inserting clauses, where they will dangle, in the middle of sentences.

Linda: This is quite true.

Marc: Almost halfway done!

Linda: And loving it!

Marc: Also. Also! She wrote the reveal that Edward is a vampire in such a gradual, drawn-out manner that there was no impact whatsoever when it's finally confirmed. She might as well have learned that he once lived in Toronto but moved to Forks when he was about 4. That's about the impact that it has when it finally comes out.

Linda: Yes. It is a very slow reveal.

Marc: I kept on thinking about Ebert's criticism of A Few Good Men , which is that Tom Cruise's character tells us what he's going to do in court, does it and then tells us what he just did. Bella gets an idea that he might be a vampire, then she looks it up, then she thinks he might be a vampire, then she confirms it. The collective response is, "Ah." It really should be "Dun!"

Linda: I did kind of like that she Googles vampires. Which, after all, is what you would do.

Marc: Yes. And then she settles on the single entry out of hundreds that fits what she wants to believe. Which is, sadly, also common.

Linda: WIKIPEDIA FTW!

Marc: It's just very badly written on many levels.

Linda: Yes, it is.

Marc: Maybe Meyer's like the guy from Memento . Maybe that explains why she constantly repeats herself, why she describes Edward's face over and over again, why she says "the boy named Jacob" a page after she introduces him by name (meaning that she could have just said, you know, "Jacob"), why she keeps changing his eye color and why she writes "traitor tears were there, betraying me." Because she can't remember what she's already written .

Linda: "Happy tears were there, being happy."

Marc: "Green leaves were swaying in the wind, greenly."

Linda: "He took me in his arms, and we embraced, and he hugged me, and we put our hands on each other's backs."

Marc: "I raised my hand, putting it into the air, holding it aloft as I lifted it and reached skyward."

Linda: Well, this is what I was getting at when the very first sentence from the book that I called out was "The tall one was statuesque." They don't exactly mean precisely the same thing, but there is enough overlap that it is not a good use of words.

Marc: Well, I thought it was dumb on account of "statuesque" not being a destination descriptor. You can use it, but you need more than just that or you're lazy.

Linda: Well, once you get used to the fact that "statuesque" really sort of encompasses "tall" (it's very rare to hear short folk described as "statuesque"), you just have a sentence reading, "The statuesque one."

Marc: Right. And then you have to keep writing, which is, like, hard and stuff.

Linda: Honestly, there's part of me that blames, among other things, wretched editing. Because what sold the book was the story, and they could have created a MUCH more palatable book with proper editing.

Marc: Well, this is what I've said. That "statuesque" sentence is followed by: "She had a beautiful figure, the kind you saw on the cover of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue." A good editor should have told her, "That is not sufficient. You have to actually write something. You can't just leave it at 'She was as attractive as something that society has deemed attractive.' You really need to push a little harder on that."

Also, in an incident that damns both Meyer and her editor, there is a line about "dust moats" floating in the light. ...Moats. Of dust.

Ah, here it is: "I ate breakfast cheerily, watching the dust moats stirring in the sunlight that streamed in the back window." I think she was going for "mote": "a small particle; speck."

Linda: Dust moats! Dusty moats! Moaty dust!

Marc: Keeping out the dust barbarians!

Linda: "If you want my daughter, the princess, you shall have to cross this MOAT OF DUST!"

Marc: "Lower the lint drawbridge!"

Linda: "Sic the bunnies!" Hee hee, "moats."

Marc: RIGHT?

Linda: "Stay outta the castle!"

Marc: "Or fear the wrath of my poor housekeeping!"

Linda: And like I said, I don't understand why parts of it are written like Ye Olde Magick Tale, like it's written by an ancient professor. But the content is still very immature. It's like, "Nigh on two weeks ago, yea did I have pizza." There's no distance from teenagerhood in perspective, but there is in tone.

Marc: Maybe it's meant to be a direct analog with Edward. Maybe the only way it wouldn't be creepy for him to have a century-old mind in a teenager's body, she has to have the same.

Linda: Wow, that is ... a good observation. If she talked like any kind of credible teenager, it would seem way weirder that he's a hundred years old.

Marc: Holy [bleep], did I just stumble into actual analysis of this thing?

Linda: DUUUUUUUUN!

Marc: Now I'm scared.

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The Twilight Saga, a series consisting of seven books, five films, and a two-volume graphic novel adaptation was a key vampire text for the late 2000s and early 2010s, becoming a definitive marker and cultural phenomenon in young adult fiction. Stephenie Meyer authored the novels – Twilight , New Moon , Eclipse , Breaking Dawn , The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner , Life and Death , and Midnight Sun – and had significant input into the adaptations and maintains a large amount of control over the identity of the Twilight brand. The most recent book, Midnight Sun was released in 2020 to a significant amount of press and attention, demonstrating a continued recognition and cultural impact.

This chapter begins with a narrative survey of the series, identifying each entry’s particular contribution to the Twilight story world with some highlighting of storytelling and narrative approach. I then consider the Twilight saga’s contribution to vampire lore, followed by the impact of intertextual literary references on both the story and the writing style. I then end with a discussion and analysis of the series with respect to the key discourses related to the series, particularly regarding cultural studies and representation – gender especially – concluding with a consideration of the identified and unidentified tensions extant between the series (and Meyer as author particularly) and the various readings of the saga.

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Dracula . 1992. Dir. Francis Ford Coppola.

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 . 2011. Dir. Bill Condon.

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 . 2012. Dir. Bill Condon.

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse . 2010. Dir. David Slade.

The Twilight Saga: New Moon . 2009. Dir. Chris Weitz.

Twilight . 2008. Dir. Catherine Hardwicke.

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Twilight, by Stephenie Meyer, is a young adult adventure-romance about a teenage girl who falls in love with a vampire. Her struggle to build a relationship in a world filled with suspicion and danger helped make the book a number-one New York Times bestseller. The novel launched the Twilight book series, which has sold more than 100 million copies and received multiple young reader awards. The series also has been adapted into a set of popular films that have earned more than three billion dollars.

Along with the four Twilight books, author Meyer published alternate versions, including one from the vampire’s perspective and one that reverses the genders of all the main characters. She also writes novels for adult readers.

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Bella Swan moves from her mother’s home in sunny Phoenix to live in cloudy, rainy Forks, Washington, with her father, Police Chief Charlie Swan . Bella is smart and pretty but solitary and clumsy, and she dreads navigating a new social world at Forks High School . The kids there, however, are friendly and take an interest in her, especially three boys who want to date her. Another boy, Edward, pale-skinned and handsome, is rude at first but later goes out of his way to be nice to her, and she feels greatly intrigued by him.

One chilly morning, as Bella arrives at school, a student loses control of his van on an ice slick and skids toward her. Edward suddenly appears next to her, pushes her out the way, and physically stops the van with his bare hands. Bella hits her head on the ground and is rushed to the hospital, but she’s ok. She demands to know from Edward how he managed to save her, but he’s tight-lipped. He tells her it’s better if they’re not friends.

For weeks, Edward is polite but distant. Bella dreams of him every night. Other boys invite her to a school dance, but she begs off—her clumsiness extends disastrously to dancing—and plans to spend the day in Seattle instead. Edward, saying he’s tired of avoiding her, offers to drive her there. Stunned, Bella accepts.

Bella can smell blood , and it nauseates her. During a blood-testing exercise in Biology class, she nearly faints. Edward takes her to the nurse’s office and then drives her home. They talk about their families and discover that they have the same taste in music.

Bella joins several students on a trip to the beach at the La Push reservation. Several young Quileute natives join them. One, Jacob Black , is the son of Charlie’s best friend, Billy Black , whom Bella remembers from her visits to the reservation as a very young girl. Jacob tells her the Quileute legend about how their men turn into werewolves to fight vampires. Today, they have a truce with a family of vampires led by Dr. Cullen. Jacob thinks it’s all nonsense.

On a visit with Jessica and Angela to Port Angeles , Bella gets lost on a back street. Four surly men surround her and close in, but Edward drives up out of nowhere, and she escapes with him. Edward admits that he’s been keeping an eye on her and warns that he’s a vampire. Bella says she knows and doesn’t care.

Edward drives her to school daily; they spend free time together there and after school, asking questions about each other’s lives. She learns that Edward and his family don’t attack humans but instead hunt large animals for their blood. One weekend, Bella and Edward go for a hike in the woods, and he shows her his skin in the sunlight: It glitters like diamonds. They kiss, and she gets woozy with happiness.

Back at home, she asks Edward to stay with her. He admits he’s been visiting at night to watch over her; strangely, this makes her happy. Quietly, to not alert her dad, they snuggle and talk, and she falls asleep in his arms.

The next day, Edward takes her to his home deep in the forest. Inside the beautiful, three-story house, she meets his adoptive family of peaceful vampires—Dr. Carlisle Cullen , the town surgeon who treated her after the van accident; his wife, Esme; cheerful Alice; and quiet Jasper. Rosalie and her husband, Emmet, aren’t there: Rosalie is still making up her mind about Bella. Edward plays a gorgeous piece of piano music he wrote for Bella, then gives her a tour of the house. He explains that Carlisle, the son of an English pastor, became a vampire in the 1640s but learned how to survive without hunting humans.

Jacob and Billy Black visit Bella at home. Privately, Billy warns Bella that dating Edward is a serious mistake; Bella rebukes him for intruding; she adds that she knows more about Edward than he thinks.

Bella watches the Cullens play baseball on a meadow in the mountains. They play during a storm because the crack of their bats sounds like thunder. During the game, they’re interrupted by visiting vampires who smell Bella and want to hunt her. Carlisle talks them out of it while the other Cullens whisk her away.

Edward says one of the vampires, James , is a tracker who loves a challenge and is already searching for Bella. They decide to take Bella to Phoenix while Edward and Carlisle try to find and kill James. Bella pretends to her father to be upset with Edward and wants to return to her mom; she leaves before he can stop her. Alice and Jasper drive Bella at high speed to Phoenix while Esme stands guard over Charlie.

Alice has a vision of James sitting in an empty ballet studio that looks like the one Bella attended as a child. Bella receives a call from her mom that’s interrupted by James, who tells Bella he’s holding her mother hostage and that Bella must go to him. She eludes Alice and Jasper and meets James at her childhood ballet school, where she realizes her mom’s voice was taken from an old family video recording. James taunts her; she tries to escape, but he hurls her against a mirror, which breaks several of her bones and slices open her scalp. As he moves in for the kill, he’s interrupted by five Cullens, who dispatch him violently.

They discover that James bit Bella’s hand; Edward gallantly sucks the poison from the wound and manages to resist taking the rest of her blood. They rush Bella to a hospital, where Edward and Renée watch over her until she wakes up. Renée thinks the Cullens came to Phoenix so Edward and Bella could reconcile and that clumsy Bella managed to fall down some stairs and crash through a window.

Weeks later, Edward and Bella dress up and attend the school prom. Still wearing a leg cast, Bella dances by putting her feet on top of Edward’s. Jacob also attends. He tells Bella that his father will be keeping an eye on her and Edward. Bella asks Edward to turn her into a vampire so they can be together as physical equals. He refuses, but he promises always to be with her.

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November 16, 2012

• Rosemary Jean-Louis

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I admit it. I’m a Twi-hard! I’ve read all of the Twilight books. I’ve seen all of the movie adaptations and have a date with a group of Twilight loving female friends to see Breaking Dawn Part 2 this weekend. Go Team Edward!

Whether you are a fan of the series or not, you have to admit that the books have motivated students to read, particularly readers who don’t like to. There are many ways that teachers are using the books and the movies to their advantage in the classroom. I did some Googling and found some creative lesson plans and activities for you to try out. (And when you are done, check out this post on how one teacher is using the Hunger Games - another popular teen series in the classroom.)

1.) Twilight Breaking Dawn Video Writing Prompts for K-12: Using a clip from the first Breaking Dawn movie, each grade level is given a writing prompt to respond to. For example, young learners are nudged to create party invitations since the clip features a birthday party. Meanwhile high school students are encouraged to compare the book to the film. 

2.) Looking for the Byronic Hero Using Twilight’s Edward Cullen for Grades 9-12: “In this lesson, students access their own knowledge of characters from a variety of texts to make comparisons between the familiar concepts of hero and villain and the new concept of the Byronic hero, a term coined from Lord Byron and his writings in the 19th century. They first list heroes and villains with which they are familiar and discuss any examples that may blur the lines between the two. Using Stephenie Meyer's Twilight and the character Edward Cullen, students identify the characteristics of the Byronic hero in a Venn diagram and diagram other characters with these traits. Students then choose a project—an expository essay, photo collage, or book cover—to extend their understanding of this complex and compelling character type.”

 3.) Twilight Movie Discussion Guide: This two page guide was created to facilitate discussions after viewing the first Twilight movie. The suggested questions don’t simply cover the usual book vs. movie conversations, but focus on social issues like what constitutes a healthy relationship based on the book’s example and history -  what is vampire myth and legend.  

4.) Teaching Character Analysis Using Body Biographies: New York teacher Addie Albano introduces this intriguing concept to help problem readers: Body Biographies. They are “a visual and written representation of a character’s life. In creating a body biography, students practice character analysis, understanding literary devices, and determining author’s purpose.” Albano used a cardboard cutout of Edward Cullen from the Twilight series as the example. You can use other characters as well. Read more on how it’s done .

5.) Twilight Unit Study: Homeschooler Kris Bales has created this unit study to introduce a myriad of topics including character education, science (wolves, bears and mountain lions), fine arts and Native American studies (the Quileutestribe.)

How are you using the Twilight books or other popular novels in your classroom? Let us know!

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Seventeen-year-old Bella Swan hugs her Mom goodbye in Phoenix. She boards the plane that will take her to the rainiest place in the U.S.: the tiny town of Forks, Washington, where Bella will live with her dad, Charlie . Bella knows she’s going to hate Forks, but things start to look up when Charlie picks her up and reveals that he already bought Bella an old Chevy truck from his friend Billy Black .

Bella’s first day at school is difficult. Two boys, Mike and Eric , go out of their way to show Bella around—but a gorgeous boy, Edward Cullen , seems to hate Bella instantly when she has to sit next to him in her biology class. Edward isn’t in school for the next few days, and Bella can’t shake the feeling that he’s absent because he hates her. Charlie shares that Edward’s adoptive father, Dr. Cullen , is an extremely talented doctor at the local hospital. He and his wife Esme have three adopted teenage children (Edward, Alice , and Emmett ) and two foster twins ( Jasper and Rosalie Hale ).

Edward returns to school the following week and attempts to talk to Bella, but it’s awkward for both of them. They ignore each other until one icy morning, when a student named Tyler loses control of his van and nearly hits Bella. Edward miraculously saves Bella by pushing the van away, but when she confronts him about his superhuman strength, he insists she just hit her head. The next few weeks are awkward and difficult, as Edward sometimes ignores Bella and sometimes says cryptic things, such as they shouldn’t be friends. To make things worse, a girls’ choice spring dance is coming up. Eric, Mike, and Tyler all ask Bella to the dance. To avoid them, Bella decides to take a day trip to Seattle on the day of the dance. Edward asks to drive Bella to Seattle—but he also warns her to stay away from him. They start eating lunch together.

One day, Edward skips biology class. When Bella gets to class, she feels faint and nauseous immediately—the students are finding out their blood types. Mike drags Bella halfway to the nurse’s office, but Edward appears and takes Bella the rest of the way. He's amused that she faints at the sight of blood, but he gives her an “unfathomable expression” when she describes how horrible blood smells.

That weekend, Bella accompanies a group of kids to First Beach at La Push, which is located on the reservation of the Quileute tribe. There, Bella meets Jacob Black , Billy Black’s youngest son. When an older Quileute boy says in an odd tone that the Cullens don’t come to La Push, Bella flirts with Jacob and convinces him to tell her an old Quileute legend. The legend holds that the Quileutes are werewolves and that, a century ago, the Quileutes made a treaty with the Cullens to stay off Quileute land. The Cullens, Jacob says, are immortal vampires, though they’re less dangerous to humans than most vampires because they feed on animals instead of humans. Jacob clearly doesn’t believe the legend, but Bella has goosebumps. Jacob explains that this is why Charlie and Billy aren’t speaking; Billy and other Quileutes have stopped going to the hospital to protest Dr. Cullen getting a job there, Charlie defends Dr. Cullen. The next day, Bella researches vampires and walks in the woods. She decides that whatever Edward is, she wants to be with him.

In preparation for the dance, Bella’s friends Jessica and Angela invite Bella to come with them to Port Angeles to help them shop for dresses. Bella is grateful for the distraction—Bella feels desperate to see Edward and none of the Cullens are in school, though Angela shares that they often go camping when the weather is nice. After Angela and Jessica find dresses, Bella goes off on her own to find a bookshop—but four men try to assault her. Edward once again appears and saves Bella. Then he escorts her to meet up with Jessica and Angela, and asks to drive her home himself. Over dinner and on the drive home, Edward cagily reveals that he can read minds—except for Bella’s. He as much as confirms that he’s a vampire and wants to drink Bella’s blood. That night, Bella accepts as fact two things: that Edward is a vampire and that she’s in love with him.

Bella and Edward hang out as much as possible at school the next week. Edward drives Bella to and from school in his Volvo , and they decide to skip going to Seattle and hang out somewhere closer to home on Saturday. The only complication arises when, one afternoon, Billy and Jacob stop in to see Charlie and catch Bella and Edward sitting in Edward’s car. Billy seems terrified and warns Bella to be careful.

On Saturday, the day of the dance and of Bella and Edward’s date, Edward picks Bella up early in the morning. He’s annoyed that Bella hasn’t told anyone they’re going to be together and leads her on a five-mile hike through the woods. When they reach a beautiful meadow, Bella learns why Edward can’t go out in the sunlight in front of people: he glitters. They sit in the meadow for hours, talking about how dangerous their relationship is for Bella and how attracted they are to each other. Edward explains that Carlisle made him into a vampire in 1918, when Edward was dying of the Spanish flu. Carlisle believes healthy people should have a choice when it comes to becoming a vampire, so when he chose to change his family members, he made sure they weren’t going to survive as humans first.

When Bella and Edward get back to Charlie’s that night, Bella is on edge. Charlie can sense that something is up with Bella—he believes she’s going to sneak out. Instead, Bella dresses in ratty pajamas and Edward spends the night with her in her room. Bella and Edward talk about sex, Edward’s diet of animals, and whether vampires are evil or not. In the morning, Edward suggests that Bella come meet his family. Rather than being afraid of them because they’re vampires, Bella is afraid Edward’s family won’t like her.

When they arrive at Edward’s house, Rosalie and Emmett aren’t there because, Edward explains, Rosalie is jealous of Bella’s humanity and resents her for putting the Cullens in danger if things “end badly.” But Bella meets Alice, Jasper, Carlisle, and Esme, and they greet her warmly. Alice, who has visions of the future, explains that there’s going to be a thunderstorm later—it’d be a perfect night to play baseball, and Bella should come along. First, though, Bella and Edward head back to Charlie’s house, where they run into Billy and Jacob. Billy warns Bella to stay away from Edward. A bit later, Bella introduces Edward to Charlie as her boyfriend and then accompanies Edward to a remote mountain field for the vampire baseball game. They have to play during thunderstorms because the impact of the bat hitting the ball—or of the vampires hitting each other—is deafeningly loud.

The game comes to a sudden stop when three nomadic vampires, Laurent , James , and Victoria , hear the Cullens playing and come to join. These three feed on humans and they’re shocked to see Bella, a human, with the Cullens. James lunges at Bella, and Edward, reading James’s thoughts, learns that James is a tracker—he hunts humans for sport. He won’t rest until he’s killed Bella.

The Cullen family works together to try to throw James off of Bella’s scent and keep Charlie safe. Bella tells Charlie that she is going back to Phoenix so he won’t worry about her, and then she drives with Alice and Jasper to Phoenix while the other Cullens try to confuse and ambush James in Forks. After more than a day of tense waiting, Alice has a vision of James in a ballet studio in Phoenix. Alice then has a vision of James in Mom’s living room in Phoenix. Mom is currently in Florida but will be home soon, so Bella calls Mom’s house and leaves her a voicemail. James catches a flight to Phoenix and Edward, Carlisle, and Emmett follow a few hours later.

Mom calls Bella back—but when Bella takes the phone, it’s James on the line. He tells Bella he has Mom and, to keep her safe, Bella needs to meet him in the ballet studio, alone. Bella agrees. When Bella, Alice, and Jasper go to the airport to meet the rest of the Cullens, Bella evades Jasper and gets a taxi to the ballet studio. But when she gets to the studio, she realizes that James doesn’t have Mom at all—he went through all of Mom’s home movies and used old audio to make it seem like he did. Bella is relieved.

James begins taking video. He explains that killing Bella will be especially sweet for him, as the Cullens have bested him once before: 80 years ago he set his sights on Alice, who was human and undergoing shock treatments in an insane asylum, but her maker changed her into a vampire to keep her safe. James begins to attack Bella and as Bella bleeds, she loses consciousness. She comes to when she hears Edward and Carlisle’s voices. Edward and Carlisle realize that James bit Bella’s hand, and Edward manages to suck the venom out of Bella’s hand, saving her from becoming a vampire. Bella wakes up a few days later in the hospital. She sustained serious injuries. Edward, distraught, says that he should stay away from Bella so that she’ll be safe. But Bella begs Edward to stay with her and to make her a vampire one day—she’d rather be with him than be alive. He agrees to stay with her, but not to make her a vampire.

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The Twilight Saga

Updated 29 August 2022

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The Twilight Saga is a series of vampire-themed movies based on the books by Stephenie Meyer. As of November 2008, the movies have grossed over $3.4 billion worldwide. The first movie in the series, Twilight, was released on November 21, 2008. The entire series has since become a global phenomenon.

Stephenie Meyer

The Twilight Saga is a series of vampire-themed novels. It consists of four main novels, two companion novels, and one novella, all written by American author Stephenie Meyer. These novels have become wildly popular and have been translated into over 100 different languages.

Robert Pattinson

Robert Pattinson was famous for playing the role of Edward Cullen in The Twilight Saga. But now he has moved on to other projects. The actor has stated many times that he dislikes the Twilight movies and wants to move on from them. However, money talks and he might be back in the future.

By the end of The Twilight Saga, Bella has made up her mind. She is determined to become a vampire so she can be with Edward forever. Although there are other paranormal obstacles that she must overcome in order to achieve this, these are usually resolved quickly. In general, most of the conflict in the series comes from external forces opposed to Bella's decisions.

Edward is a vampire, and the protagonist of The Twilight Saga. Unlike other vampires, he is able to read people's minds, and he has superior superhuman speed. This makes him the fastest Cullen, and he is also able to telepathically communicate with people up to a few miles away. Despite these abilities, Edward has not lost his human mind, and he is still able to speak in dated ways.

Jacob in The Twilight Saga is a Native American character from the book series "Twilight." In the book series, Jacob is an attractive member of the Quileute tribe living near the town of La Push in Washington State. In the book series, he discovers that he has supernatural abilities, including being able to shape-shift into a wolf.

Immortal Children

Immortal Children are children who are turned into vampires by the Volturi at a young age. Unlike normal vampires, they are not able to hide themselves in the human world, so they are still able to show their childlike behaviors, such as throwing tantrums and killing people. In The Twilight Saga, the young vampires Jane and Alec are examples of these children.

The Twilight saga has become one of the most popular books of all time, and young women are reading them in droves. As they read the books, they internalize the messages of gender roles, violence, and abuse that the stories contain. In this article, I will examine how the series depicts violence and gender roles in the context of popular romance novels and films.

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But where did this word come from? In English, the term “twilight” derives from the Old English word “twēonelēoht.” In this form, it had the same meaning as in Modern English, however. This strange-looking word traveled to Middle English as “twilight” and “twyelyghte.” The spelling transformed over time in Middle English and retained its meaning from Old English. In Modern English, “twi” refers to “double” or “half.” So, “twilight” literally means “second light” or “half light” ( Wiktionary ). According to Wiktionary, “twilight” is cognate “to Scots twa licht, twylicht, twielicht (“twilight”), Low German twilecht, twelecht (“twilight”), Dutch tweelicht (“twilight, dusk”), German Zwielicht (“twilight, dusk”)” ( Wiktionary ). So, even though we think this a special word in English, it is strongly connected to several other languages.

To add, there are several types of twilight according to science. There is civil twilight, nautical twilight, and astronomical twilight. Essentially, these categories are based on degrees of the sun below the horizon: civil twilight is 6 degrees below the horizon, nautical twilight is 12 degrees below the horizon, and astronomical twilight is 18 degrees below the horizon ( Timeanddate.com ).

As we mentioned, “twilight” is connected to various cultural phenomena. In poetry, for instance, the word “twilight” is used often to imply something that is between waking or sleeping, alive or dead, and such. In the same sense, it is commonly employed in songs as well. Also, in terms of the media, “The Twilight Zone” is a classic American television series that explored that oddities of reality in parallel universes or happenings that might occur behind our backs. In this context, “twilight” is known more as something unknown and eerie. On the other hand, though critics despise it, the “Twilight” series (or saga, if you want to be fancy) written by American author Stephenie Meyer has its place in mass media. It is about a clan of relatively peaceful vampires, and how one of its members falls in love with a female human, despite wanting to feed on her at all times. The story continues with a love triangle involving a werewolf, and various battles, without much of a plot. Anyways, the term “twilight” in this respect might be reflective of the condition of the vampire who loves his human mate, despite wanting to do the worst to her. It is this in-between nature that draws parallels with the natural act of twilight. Unfortunately, this time-honored term has been tainted by this “saga,” as people naturally connect the word to this awful product of popular fiction (and even film series). But thankfully because of the lasting impact of “The Twilight Zone,” the term has not been completely soiled culturally.

The word “twilight” was a strangely spelled Old English word (at least by our current standards) and moved onto Middle English, and finally into Modern English with the same meaning throughout its history. One can get quite scientific about its meaning, as there are three different types of twilight in regard to the degree of the sun below the horizon. Also, “twilight” is reflected in poetry widely, was featured as an aesthetic in the television series “The Twilight Zone,” and was even sullied by the “Twilight” book series. Who knows what is next for “twilight” linguistically and culturally.

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“Twilight | Definition of Twilight in English by Oxford Dictionaries.” Oxford Dictionaries | English, Oxford Dictionaries, en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/twilight.

“Twilight.” Wiktionary , en.wiktionary.org/wiki/twilight.

“What Is Nautical Twilight?” Timeanddate.com , www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/nautical-twilight.html.

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• Choose Your Topic: If you're given the freedom to choose your topic, opt for something you're passionate about and can explain effectively in about five paragraphs. Begin with a broad subject area and gradually narrow it down to a specific topic. Consider conducting preliminary research to ensure there's enough information available to support your essay.
• Do Your Research: Dive deep into your chosen topic and gather information from reliable sources. Ensure that the sources you use are credible and can be referenced in your essay. This step is crucial for building a solid foundation of knowledge on your topic.
• Create an Outline: Once you've collected your research, organize your thoughts by creating an outline. Think of it as a roadmap for your essay, briefly summarizing what each paragraph will cover. This step helps maintain coherence and ensures that you cover all essential points in your essay.
• Start Writing: With your outline in hand, begin drafting your essay. Don't strive for perfection on the first attempt; instead, focus on getting your ideas down on paper. Maintain an objective and informative tone, avoiding overly complex language or unnecessary embellishments.
• Revise Your Draft: After completing the initial draft, take a break before revisiting your work. Read through your essay carefully, assessing how well your arguments are supported by evidence and ensuring a smooth flow of ideas. Rewrite any sections that require improvement to strengthen your essay's overall coherence and clarity.
• Proofread: Once you've revised your essay, thoroughly proofread it to catch any spelling or grammar errors. Additionally, verify the accuracy of the facts and information presented in your essay. A polished and error-free essay reflects positively on your attention to detail and credibility as a writer.
• Cite Your Sources: Finally, include a citations page to acknowledge the sources you've referenced in your essay. Follow the formatting guidelines of the chosen citation style, whether it's MLA, APA, or Chicago, to ensure consistency and proper credit to the original authors. This step is essential for maintaining academic integrity and avoiding plagiarism accusations.

Final Remarks

Fantastic! Now that you know how to write an informative essay and absorbed the essentials, let's recap the key points:

• You've learned the basics of informative essay writing.
• Ready to choose an interesting topic that connects with your audience.
• You've understood how to organize your essay clearly, with each paragraph serving a purpose.
• You have step-by-step guidance for writing engagingly.
• You've gained valuable tips to improve your writing skills and make your essay stand out.

By applying these insights, you're set to write an engaging essay that informs and inspires your readers!

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Have you been assigned an informative essay but don’t know where to start? This guide has got you covered! 

An informative essay is a common assignment for school or college students. The goal is to provide detailed information to the readers about the specific topic. 

Read on to find simple step-by-step instructions for writing an interesting and engaging informative essay. You’ll also get to read helpful examples and tips you can follow to make your essay even better! 

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Informative Essay Definition 

The informative essay can be simply defined as,

"A form of essay writing that aims to educate and inform the reader about a specific topic."

Informative essays can cover a variety of topics. It could be written about a particular thing, event, or natural phenomenon, etc. 

This type of essay highlights the objective facts and evidence without reflecting the writer's subjective point-of-view about the topic. 

What is the Purpose of an Informative Essay?

An informative essay presents objective and verifiable information about a topic. It relies on factual evidence and reliable sources. 

The main goal of writing an informative essay is to;

• Inform the reader about something.
• Explain a particular subject.
• Transmit verified knowledge clearly and concisely.

Types of Informative Essay

There are several types of informative essays, and each type has its own purpose and style. Here are some of the informative essay types that you need to know.

• Descriptive Essay 

A descriptive essay is an essay that describes something about an event, person, place, or idea in detail. The descriptive essay aims to provide enough information to the readers to visualize or imagine the matter described.

Want to know more about descriptive essays? Check out this descriptive essay writing blog to learn more.

• Cause and Effect Essay 

The cause and effect essay describes the cause of an event or idea and then explains its effects on today’s world and people. Also, this type of essay is a common form of organization in academic writing.    

However, the cause-and-effect essay requires strong research skills. Without them, your essay will not become a successful piece of writing. 

• Compare and Contrast Essay 

In a compare and contrast essay, the writer discusses the similarities and differences between two or more things. This type of essay also requires strong critical thinking skills. 

Therefore, when you start writing the compare and contrast essay , you should identify and analyze the subject from all angles and characteristics.

• Process Essay 

The process essay is also known as the "How-To" essay. This essay provides information about how a process occurs or about the process of doing something.

• Problem-Solution Essay 

A problem-solution essay is another common type of informative essay in which you describe a problem and then propose its solution. Its main purpose is to educate the readers on the problem and its significance.  

Looking for more information? Visit our problem-solution essay guide and learn to write perfect problem solution essays.

• Expository Essay 

The expository essay explains, illustrates, or interprets something in a way that becomes easy for the readers. This essay provides a fair analysis of the subject based on facts without the writer’s opinions.  

Here is a simple video that explains informative writing:

How to Start an Informative Essay?   

Before you can start writing, you have to do some "rewriting." Here are the steps involved in prewriting: 

• Brainstorm Ideas 

Brainstorming is the first step in writing any type of essay. Here, you brainstorm several topic ideas and generate a list of potential topics. 

So think about all the possible ideas that are related to your interest and subject. This will help you choose an interesting topic for your essay.  

• Choose a Topic 

Choosing the right topic is essential for writing a great essay. A good topic will not only make your writing process easy but also make the research phase interesting. 

So choose a topic you can easily write about and support it with facts, evidence, and statistics. In short, the topic should be interesting and easy to research.

• Know Your Target Audience 

Your audience determines the style and tone of your essay. Consider who will be reading your essay and what their background, knowledge, and interests might be.

For instance, if you are writing for school children, your language should be simple, easy, and interesting. Meanwhile, writing for a professional audience requires you to use technical terminology and jargon. 

So always think about who you are writing for and determine your audience before proceeding.

• Do the Research 

You have to do some research to gather information for your essay. Make sure the information that you collect is reliable and accurate. 

Use a variety of sources for research, including research articles, books, documentaries, etc. You should also take detailed and organized notes to keep track of the information you find, so you can use it later.

• Create an Outline 

An essay outline helps the writer keep their focus strong and narrow. With the help of an outline, you will easily organize your thoughts and ideas. 

So create an outline of your essay to lay out a structure. 

Don't know how to make an informative essay outline? Don’t worry, read on to find out.

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Informative Essay Outline 

Crafting a well-structured essay involves planning what points to include and how it all ties together. Creating an outline is the best way to ensure that your work is well-structured. 

An informative essay outline is outlined in the following way:

Let’s discuss these outline parts in detail.

Introduction 

• Start with a captivating hook that grabs the reader's attention. It could be an intriguing fact, a relevant quote, or a thought-provoking question.
• State your thesis statement . It is the last part of the introduction that clearly presents the main idea or argument of your essay. It should reflect the informative nature of your essay and guide the reader on what to expect.
• Divide the body of your essay into several paragraphs. Each paragraph should focus on one specific aspect or subtopic related to your main thesis.
• Start each paragraph with a topic sentence that introduces the main point of that paragraph.
• Analyze and discuss your supporting evidence. They could be examples, facts, or statistics that provide informative content.

Conclusion 

• Summarize the main points covered in your essay.
• End with a thought-provoking statement, a call to action, or a suggestion for further exploration of the topic.

Here is an example outline template that you can use to write your informative essay outline

Informative Essay Outline Template

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How to Write an Informative Essay?  

Once you have done the prewriting, you have got everything you need to start. Following the steps below will help you write a great informative essay.  

How to Write an Informative Essay Introduction? 

The introduction of an essay sets the tone of the essay and provides an overview of the topic. Here are some key elements you need to include when writing an informative essay introduction:

• Attention-Grabber / Hook:

The hook is the first line of the essay that aims to pique the readers’ interest. This can be: 

• An interesting fact,
• A thought-provoking question,
• Or a compelling anecdote related to your topic, etc.

The hook should be related to your topic and should be engaging enough to grab the reader's attention.

Struggling to come up with a good hook? These 200+ hook examples will help you craft an excellent hook!

• Background Information:

After grabbing the reader’s attention, you have to them to your topic. Discuss some background details on the topic to provide context. 

Also, discuss the relevance or importance of the subject matter. This helps the reader understand the significance of the information you're about to present. Moreover, use clear and concise language to provide essential and interesting details to make the reader want to continue reading. 

• Thesis Statement:

The thesis statement presents the main topic or idea of the essay in a concise and clear way. It provides an overview of what will be covered.

The thesis statement is the last part of the introduction. It should be specific, focused, and encompass the main ideas you'll be discussing in the body of the essay.

How to Write an Informative Essay Body Paragraphs? 

The body paragraphs are the major chunk of your essay. They provide all the information about your chosen topic. There should be at least three body paragraphs in your essay, although there can be more depending on your topic. 

Here are the key elements of the informative essay body paragraphs:

• Topic Sentence

Begin each body paragraph with a clear topic sentence that introduces the main point you will be discussing in that paragraph. It is the first sentence of the paragraph and should be clearly related to the thesis.

• Provide Information and Evidence

In an informative essay, information and evidence should be presented clearly and logically. So present the facts, examples, statistics, or quotations that inform the reader about the topic. This information should come from reliable and credible sources.

• Discuss and Elaborate

After presenting the evidence, explain and discuss them to ensure a thorough understanding of the information. Clarify any complex terms, concepts, or ideas that may require explanation for understanding the topic effectively.

• Use Transitional Phrases:

Use transitional phrases or sentences to connect paragraphs and ideas. This helps maintain a cohesive flow of information throughout the essay. 

For instance, transitional words such as "moreover," "furthermore," "on the other hand," or "in addition to" can be used to link ideas logically.

Having a difficult time with smooth transitions? Here’s a list of transition words for essays to help you out!

How to Write an Informative Essay Conclusion?

In an essay conclusion , you wrap up the essay and provide a sense of closure. Writing the informative essay conclusion includes the following steps:

• Summarize the Main Points:

Revisit the main points covered in your essay's body paragraphs and provide a concise summary of the information presented. Do not introduce any new information or arguments in the conclusion.

• Restate your Thesis Statement

Begin your conclusion by restating your thesis statement in a slightly different way. This helps remind the reader of the main objective of your essay. 

• Provide a Thought-Provoking Statement:

End your conclusion with a thought-provoking statement, reflection, or question that leaves a strong impression on the reader. This can help inspire them to continue exploring the topic beyond your essay. 

Edit and Proofread the Essay

Once you are done with your first draft, take some time to proofread and revise you essay. Check for grammar and spelling, format, logical coherence, and clarity. Remove any repetitive statements or unnecessary details. 

Revising your essay will make it even better and more interesting to read.

Informative Essay Examples

Reading some good examples will make writing an informative essay easier for you. Here are a few short informative essay examples that demonstrate how it looks like. Be sure to read them out.

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Informative Essay Topics

A good essay topic is a key to a successful essay. Here are a few ideas that will get you inspired:

• The Benefits of Regular Exercise
• The Importance of Recycling
• The Process of Photosynthesis
• What was the Big Bang?
• The History of the Internet
• How did the Dinosaurs go extinct?
• The Benefits of Meditation
• The Impact of Climate Change on Ecosystems
• The Role of Technology in Education

Stuck on choosing your topic? Don’t worry! Check out our list 200 informative essay topics to get inspiration!

To Sum Up, 

This guide introduced everything you needed to start writing an informative essay. By following the steps outlined in this guide, you can confidently embark on your informative writing journey.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What should be included in an informative essay.

Here are some points that should be included in an informative essay. 

• Thesis statement 
• Strong evidence 
• Examples 

What is the main topic of an informative essay?

The main topic of an informative essay is to educate the readers on a specific topic.

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As a Digital Content Strategist, Nova Allison has eight years of experience in writing both technical and scientific content. With a focus on developing online content plans that engage audiences, Nova strives to write pieces that are not only informative but captivating as well.

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