Informational writing/Expository

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.7.2B

CCSS.W.7.3A

Which one of the choices below would be the best example of expository writing?

• a fictional novel
• a science textbook

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Expository writing is _____________?

• informational text
• fictional text

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.2

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 is NOT an example of expository writing?

• newspaper article

• instruction booklet

• recipe

• short story

Which is NOT another name for expository writing?

• Explanatory

• Narrative

• Informative

• Informational

TRUE/FALSE: The INTRODUCTION should begin with a HOOK to draw in the reader's' attention.

• True

• False

TRUE/FALSE: The CONCLUSION paragraph gives the reader an ENDING to the paper.

• True

• False

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 needs to avoid these pronouns...

• All pronouns
• 3rd person pronouns
• 1st and 2nd person pronouns
• 1st person pronouns

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CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

CCSS.W.6.4