Expository Writing Quiz

True or False?
The thesis statement is found in middle of the conclusion.

• True
• False

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CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.W.7.1E

CCSS.W.7.2F

An expository essay consists of:

• beginning, middle, and end
• rising action, climax, falling action
• introduction, body paragraph(s), conclusion.
• stanzas

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CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.W.7.2A

Never, never, never, never, never:

• Shift focus from your thesis
• Restate your thesis in the conclusion
• Write in the first person
• Write about others' experiences

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CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

Without this, we wouldn't know what you are talking about...

• Details
• Exposition
• Thesis Statement
• Conclusion

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CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.6

Your introduction should have this in addition to your thesis statement.

• hook/ question /attention grabber
• bar/ statement/ quiz
• line/ quote
• text/ message

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CCSS.W.7.2A

CCSS.W.7.3A

Which prompt BEST fits the following thesis?
"When we pick ourselves up from a bad experience, we are able to grow as people." 

• WRITE an essay explaining whether it is important to learn from our experiences.
• WRITE an essay explaining whether it is important to be passionate about something.
• WRITE an essay explaining the importance of never giving up.
• WRITE an essay explaining whether it is important to have goals.

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CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

What is the author's purpose in an expository text? 

• To explain 
• To entertain
• To describe
• To tell a story

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.6

Expository means what?

• telling how you feel 
• Informing
• sharing opinions
• researching

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CCSS.RI.7.4

What is a hook?

• Something that grabs the reader's attention
• A claim
• An  explanation of what the essay will be about
• a detail

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CCSS.W.9-10.2A

What is a thesis?

• Usually at the end of the introduction. It explains to the reader the claim, the topic, and the reasons that prove the claim.
• Beginning of a body paragraph
• Part of the conclusion that wraps up the essay
• What grabs the reader's attention

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CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8