Expository Essay

What's an expository essay?

• informational

• compare and contrast

• argumentative

• entertainment

What all is included in a paragraph? Choose 1 or more of the following answers.

• topic sentence

• concrete details

• commentary

• closing statement

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

What is a topic sentence?

• details

• brief introduction of the paragraph

• quotes from text

• thesis statement

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What's a concrete detail?

• nothing

• summary

• opinion or belief

• season

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

What's commentary?

• topic sentence

• thesis statement

• opinions

• reasons and explanations

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

What's a thesis statement?

• details

• paragraph of sentences

• a sentence to preview the rest of the paper

• a sentence to conclude the essay at the end

What's a closing statement?

• commentary

• concrete details

• topic sentence

• a sentence to wrap up the paragraph

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

What's the first paragraph called?

• introduction

• body paragraphs

• conclusion

What's the last paragraph called?

• introduction

• body paragraphs

• conclusion

What's the thing you're writing about called?

• topic

• conclusion

• paragraph

• commentary

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2