English Staar Review

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What is the purpose of expository writing?

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to explain or inform

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What is the main idea of your essay?

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Thesis

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Introduction =

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Hook + Thesis

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Expository writing is _____________?

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informational text

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evidence (facts, statistics, examples) that supports the topic sentence

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details

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Eric and Kane put _________ phones on the teacher's desk.

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their

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Fill in the blank: It looks like ________________________ going to rain outside.

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it's

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What is personification?

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Giving human-like traits to non-living objects

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What is symbolism?

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using a tangible thing to represent an idea

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"America is a melting pot" is an example of 

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Metaphor