Expository Thesis Writing

What is one type of a controlling idea?

• Topic Sentence
• Example
• Supporting Details
• Conclusion

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.3

True or False: The topic sentence should explain what the entire essay will be about.

• True
• False

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CCSS.W.9-10.2

CCSS.W.9-10.2A

Expository writing is _____________?

• informational text
• fictional text

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.2

The thesis statement should guide your paragraph writing for your essay.

• true
• false

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CCSS.W.7.1A

CCSS.W.7.1B

CCSS.W.7.1C

Which of these elements can be included in an introduction paragraph to grab the reader's attention?

• a comic strip
• questions, facts, a quote, orstatistical fact
• an entire poem

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CCSS.W.9-10.3A

Expository text should give information that is_________.

• non-fiction
• fictional

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D

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

Which graphic organizer might you use to plan an expository piece? 

• Plot map
• Outline

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CCSS.W.6.2A

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.L.6.3B

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.W.6.2E

An expository essay should only contain __________ language.

• Informal
• Slang
• Vocabulary
• Formal

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CCSS.W.6.1D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.6.2E