Expository Essay

What should you do in an expository essay?

• Tell a story
• Persuade people
• Explain like an expert

Tags

CCSS.W.9-10.2

CCSS.W.9-10.2B

CCSS.W.9-10.2A

How many times should you indent in your essay?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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CCSS.W.4.2A

If you are stuck and do not know how to spell a word, what resource can you ask for?

• a tissue

• a highlighter

• ask the teacher how to spell the word

• a dictionary

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

It is important to make sure I stay on the same topic for my entire essay.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.W.9-10.2

CCSS.W.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.W.9-10.1A

How many paragraphs should you have in your essay?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

Which sentence is the most important sentence of the essay?

• Topic Sentence

• Thesis

• Hook

• Example

The paragraphs of an essay that serve as support.

• Introductions

• Thesis Statements

• Body Paragraphs

• Conclusions

Tags

CCSS.W.9-10.2

CCSS.W.9-10.2B

CCSS.W.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

The first sentence of a body paragraph that supports the thesis statement

• Topic Sentence

• Introduction

• Thesis Restatement

• Concluding Sentence

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

In writing, what are transitions?

• to put in order
• delete word
• words or phrases that link sentences/paragraphs
• combine sentences