Writing Elaborations/Analysis

What is an elaboration or analysis?

• It states what a paragraph will be about

• It is textual evidence

• It explains how and why the textual evidence supports the claim.

What is another word for an elaboration?

• analysis

• evidence

• claim

An elaboration comes directly after what?

• The claim

• The textual evidence

• The closing sentence

True or False: Elaborations are written in the writers own words.

• True

• False

Should you repeat the textual evidence in your elaboration?

• no

• yes

• maybe

When you elaborate, you are explaining _____ and _____ the evidence proves or supports the claim. (select 2)

• how

• why

• where

• when

This shows, this proves, this means, and this suggests are all

• ways to start writing an elaboration

• ways to end a paragraph

• ways to start writing a claim.