Prompt Analysis and Brainstorming

When you analyze the prompt, you underline all the __________ in the sentence.

• nouns

• pronouns

• verbs

• adjectives

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

What is a discussion that produces ideas on ways of solving problems?

• brainstorming

• teaching

• a lecture

• a documentary

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

What are ways in which you can brainstorm?

• numbering your thoughts on paper in a list

• using a graphic organizer to determine the best ideas

• writing everything you can think of on a sheet of paper

• all of the above

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Which sentence comes first in an expository paragraph?

• concluding idea

• the explanation

• the topic sentence

• the example

An expository paragraph or text is part of which genre of writing?

• nonfiction

• fantasy

• mystery

• fiction

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

When you analyze, you do what?

• you look it up in the dictionary

• take notes on a subject

• obsessively think about a subject

• examine information for in order to explain and interpret it

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

The topic sentence is what....

• It is usually the first sentence in the expository paragraph.

• It tells the reader the main purpose of the paragraph.

• It is a clear statement about what the paragraph is saying.

• All of the above

The concluding idea is the ____________ sentence in the paragraph.

• first

• second

• third

• last

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

The explanation sentences in a paragraph do what?

• expand on the example

• discuss the importance of brainstorming

• give details about the conclusion

• comes first in the paragraph

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

An expository paragraph does what?

• It tells a personal story

• It outlines the details of a great novel

• It gives information about a specific topic

• It tells the beginning of a great fairy tale