STAAR - Expository Essay - Structure

What is the first paragraph of an essay called?

• Introduction

• Interlocutor

• Interrogative

• Enter - Something???

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.W.7.2A

The introductory paragraph has two parts, what are they?

• Is this a trick question?

• Just thesis statement

• Hook and Thesis Statement

• Just a hook

What does the "hook" do in the essay?

• Its does nothing; pointless

• Its a reference to fishing

• It works to grab the reader's attention

• I haven't learned this yet

What is the thesis statement?

• The main idea of a paragraph

• The controlling idea of the essay

• The main idea of the concluding paragraph

• All of the above

How do the body paragraph(s) function in an essay?

• Each one is developed to support the thesis

• Each one has an unrelated idea but they work well together.

• "There can only be one..."

• The body paragraph is not in an essay.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.W.7.2B

In the STAAR expository essay, how do I form the topic sentence of my body paragraph?

• By recycling an old idea.

• By coming up with a new idea

• By rewriting my entire thesis

• By expanding on my "because statement."

After my "because statement," what is the next part to the elaboration ladder?

• "What does it taste like?"

• "What does it look like?"

• "Why is it important?"

• "Why should I care?"

Once I have stated what my because statement "looks like," what do I do next?

• Add details

• Add specific examples

• Add a little salt and pepper

• Add and then subtract

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

The last part of the elaboration ladder is to do what?

• Help! I don't know.

• Move on to my conclusion

• There are no more parts.

• Provide a personal example

The last paragraph of my STAAR essay is called?

• Concoction

• Conjugal

• Conclusion

• Contradictory