Expository Essay

What is a thesis or controlling idea?

• An author's two reasons for writing an essay.

• The details that support an author's idea.

• The main point the author is making with two reasons.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

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How do you create a thesis?

• By making the prompt into a question and then answering that question with two supporting reasons (ideas).

• By making a question.

• By researching to find answers to the question.

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CCSS.RI.4.8

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What is the T in TDEC

• Thesis and topic sentences

• The answer to the question

• The conclusion

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CCSS.RI.7.4

What is the D in TDEC?

• Thesis

• details

• elaboration

• commentary

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.RI.7.4

What is the E in TDEC?

• thesis

• details

• elaboration

• commentary

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

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What is the C in TDEC?

• thesis

• details

• elaboration

• commentary

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.RI.7.4

What is a detail?

• an opinion about the topic

• a fact to support your idea (thesis)

• a reason to support your idea

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

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Which one is an example of the best detail?

• What if you went to the store and saw an ad for a product you liked.

• According to the article, “Bombarded,” teens are exposed to a multitude of ads daily.

• In the passage we read there are icons that make kids want to buy their products.

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What is the BEST example of a detail?

• Without understanding what is stacked against them, kids today will not be savvy consumers tomorrow.

• According to the article "Marketers Get More Savvy with Technology," there are popups in games for kids trying to persuade them to buy their products.

• If you go into a store today, you are bombarded with colorful icons trying to sell you products full of sugar and high fat.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

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What is the best example of a thesis?

• Without knowing it, you might just be persuaded to buy a product that is not healthy for you.

• The role of advertising is to promote their products through ad placements.

• Kids' are affected by the placement of ads in games and also through commercials.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8