Writing an Explanatory Essay

Should you have separate paragraphs for the introduction and the conclusion of an essay?

• yes

• no

• You only need a separate paragraph for the introduction of an essay.

• You only need a separate paragraph for the conclusion of an essay.

Tags

CCSS.W.6.4

Where should you reveal your topic?

• In the first body paragraph

• Anywhere so long as it is in your essay

• In the introductory paragraph

• In the concluding paragraph

Tags

CCSS.W.6.2A

What are the words called that help you move smoothly into another idea or reason?

• Helping words

• Sentence starters

• Transitional phrases

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CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

Where does the concluding paragraph go in an essay?

• Concluding means end, so it should be in your last body paragraph.

• Concluding means end, so it should be the last paragraph of your essay.

• You don't need a concluding paragraph.

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CCSS.W.6.1E

CCSS.W.6.2F

How many complete paragraphs should your essay have when you are finished writing?

• 2

• 3

• 4 or more

• 1

How should your paragraphs be ordered in an essay?

• Body paragraphs and then concluding paragraph

• Introductory paragraph, concluding paragraph, and then body paragraphs.

• Concluding paragraph, body paragraphs, and then introductory paragraph.

• Introductory paragraph, body paragraphs, and then concluding paragraph.

Tags

CCSS.W.6.2A

CCSS.W.6.2F

CCSS.W.6.4

Which of the following phrases would you use to tell the reader that you will be citing textual evidence?

• Finally,

• And now I will cite text evidence,

• I read in the text,

• According to the article,

• Now that I have your attention,

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CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

Each reason I have in my essay to support my topic should be developed in a separate paragraph?

• No

• Yes

• Sometimes

Tags

CCSS.W.6.1A

CCSS.W.6.1B

CCSS.W.6.2B

CCSS.W.6.4

Choose two ways that you know when to correctly end a sentence.

• When I need to take a breath.

• When my sentence has both a subject and a predicate.

• When I have correctly joined together two or more thoughts.

• When I run out of ideas

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Choose two ways to correctly join together the following words?

I am done with my essay I am so relieved.

• I am done with my essay and I am so relieved.

• I am done with my essay, and I am so relieved.

• I am so relieved because I am done with my essay.

• I am done with my essay, I am so relieved.

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A