Body Paragraphs for Informational Writing

Expository writing is _____________?

• informational text
• fictional text

What word/phrase should be used at the beginning of each body paragraph?

• Exclamation

• transition

• Noun

• prepositional phrase

Using a specific example from one of the articles is called

• hook

• reason

• evidence

• transition

This goes along with your evidence and tells from where in the source articles you got your evidence.

• Citation

• Analysis

• Sourcing

• Links

Some examples of this include the following: However, In Conclusion, Furthermore, In addition, To Start Off.

• Paragraphs
• Notations
• Transitions
• Citations 

Category of the FSA Writing Rubric. To get a perfect score you would need to make sure you stay on topic and not get off track.

• Conventions of Standard English
• Evidence & Elaboration
• Layout
• Purpose, Focus, and Organization

Category of the FSA Writing Rubric. You would need to cite where you got your evidence and be able to explain why the evidence is important in your own words.

• Evidence & Elaboration 
• Explain & Expand
• Evidence & Analysis
• Explain & Focus

Category of the FSA Writing Rubric. To get a perfect score you would need to not make too many grammatical mistakes.

• Grammar & Syntax 
• Conventions of Standard English
• Spelling & Grammar
• Diction, Grammar, and Spelling

Writing to an informational prompt, you should include a _________________ in the Intro.

• In my opinion statement

• Main Idea sentence

What is the first thing you do when you open your writing test packet?

• Start Writing

• Plan Your Essay

• Read the Sources.

• Read the Prompt