8th grade informational writing

What is the purpose of an expository writing piece?

• To inform/explain
• To persuade
• To express ideas/feelings
• To entertain

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.W.6.4

An expository essay needs to have an objective tone. This means...

• No facts, just opinions
• Mostly facts, some opinions
• Only the facts, no opinions
• Some facts, some opinions

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.W.6.2E

CCSS.L.6.3B

An expository essay should only contain __________ language.

• Informal
• Slang
• Vocabulary
• Formal

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CCSS.W.6.2E

CCSS.W.6.1D

CCSS.W.6.2D

What is a thesis statement?

• A sentence that gives your opinion about your topic
• A sentence that comes at the beginning of your essay
• A sentence that explains your topic/central idea
• A sentence that uses a lot of vocabulary words

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CCSS.W.6.2A

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.W.6.1A

Where does a thesis statement go in your essay?

• Last sentence of the first paragraph
• First sentence of the first paragraph
• Last sentence of the last paragraph
• First sentence of the last paragraph

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CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.W.6.2A

In an expository essay, all paragraphs need...

• Sensory details
• Dialogue
• Topic/conclusion sentences
• Just topic sentences

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CCSS.W.6.2A

CCSS.W.6.4

CCSS.W.6.2B

A synonym for expository essay would be...

• Story
• Short Story
• Informational  Essay
• Sensory Detail Essay

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CCSS.L.6.5C

Which one of the choices below would be the best example of expository writing?

• a fictional novel

• a science textbook

• a journal

• a book of poems

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CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.W.4.2A

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.W.4.2D

Which is NOT an example of expository writing?

• newspaper article

• instruction booklet

• recipe

• short story

Expository writing should be...

• creative

• factual

• funny

• entertaining

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.W.4.2A

CCSS.W.4.4

CCSS.W.4.9A