Expository Writing Check for Understanding

What does the FIRST T in T.E.X.T. ?

• Explanation

• Topic Sentence

• Evidence

• Tie Up/ Conclusion

What does the E in T.E.X.T. stand for?

• Evidence

• Topic Sentence

• Tie-up/ conclusion

• Explanation

What does the X in T.E.X.T. stand for?

• Topic Sentence

• Tie-up/ conclusion

• Evidence

• Explanation

What does the last T in T.E.X.T. stand for?

• Explanation

• Evidence

• Tie-Up/ Conclusion

• Topic Sentence

What is a THESIS statement?

• the author's purpose and point of view for writing

• the author's central ideas and supporting details

• the keystone ideas my essay will explain

• the parts of T.E.X.T.

What is Step 0 in the writing process?

• Read the prompt

• Read and annotate the prompt

• Write the thesis

• Write the essay

The steps in the brainstorming process are (a)   .

• Determine the keystone ideas, gener
• Write a thesis, generate ideas, bre
• Summarize evidence, generate ideas,
• Breakdown prompt into boxes, genera

Which part of writing is actually scored?

• what I put on scratch paper

• my thesis and brainstorm

• what I put into the final draft box

• everything I type into the platform

Which paragraphs have we not practiced writing yet?

• Body paragraphs

• Intro & conclusion paragraphs

• brainstorming

• thesis statements

What is T.E.X.T. is the acronym for?

• Introductory paragraph

• Thesis statement

• Body paragrahs

• Conclusion paragraph