6th Grade Explanatory Essay

6th Grade Explanatory Essays

Overview

Multiple Choice

The goal of an explanatory essay is to inform on or explain a given

• topic

• prompt

• piece of literature

• standard

Multiple Select

When you analyze a prompt, which of the following questions will you answer? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY!

• What am I writing?

• What is the topic?

• What is the goal?

• How will I develop my idea?

• What font choice will I use?

Multiple Choice

Your thesis should be all of the following EXCEPT

• Clear and focused

• Directly answers the prompt

• Topic + two claims/reasons

• The first sentence of your introduction paragraph.

Multiple Choice

The first sentence of your introduction paragraph should

• gain the reader's attention

• provide background information the reader needs to understand the essay

• tells the reader your answer and the reasons why

• end with a citation

Multiple Choice

The last sentence of your introduction paragraph should

• gain the reader's attention

• provide background information the reader needs to understand the essay

• tells the reader your answer and the reasons why

• end with a citation

Multiple Choice

When you write elaboration/explanation, you should be

• restating the quote

• explaining how and why your quote supported your answer

Multiple Choice

Remember that your reader may not be familiar with the sources you are using so you want to include detailed lead ins like...

• in the text it states

• In the story Through the Tunnel, Doris Lessing writes,

• Here is a quote,

Multiple Select

When you cite textual evidence, you must have which of the following? Click all that apply!

• A lead in

• A citation (Source 1).

• Fancy words

• An adjective

Multiple Choice

The conclusion paragraph, and the two body paragraphs should all begin with....

• transition words

• quotes

• citations

• hooks

Multiple Choice

Learn/Future/Do is your last chance to speak to your reader, if possible try to write

• a call to action (encourage them to do something)

• give you an A+ on your essay