Expository Paragraph Writing - Coach Li

Which is the best claim topic sentence?

• Hope is a really good thing to have in life.

• There are many benefits of having hope.

• The benefits of hope are having better health and being able to get through challenges.

  
  

What should EVIDENCE do?

• Repeat the claim

• Support the claim

• State something interesting

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What does REASONING do?

• Explains or expands on why the EV is important

• Repeats the EV in different words

• Answer the prompt

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Which is the best way to begin a quotation using the following text: written by Fatima Addas:

According to the Harvard School of Public Health in 2021, people who are hopeful live longer.

• The text states,

• The Harvard School of Public Health states,

• Author Addis states,

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CCSS.RI.3.5

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Which of the following is quoted correctly? (look at the bolded underline area)

• For example, the Harvard School of Public Health in 2021 states “people who are hopeful live longer” (Abbas 1).

• For example, the Harvard School of Public Health in 2021 states “People who are hopeful live longer” (Abbas 1).

• For example, the Harvard School of Public Health in 2021 states, “people who are hopeful live longer” (Abbas 1).

• For example, the Harvard School of Public Health in 2021 states, “People who are hopeful live longer” (Abbas 1).

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CCSS.RI.3.5

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CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which is a correct period placement?

• ...live longer.” (Abbas 1)

  
  

• ...live longer.” (Abbas 1).

• ...live longer” (Abbas 1).

• ...live longer”. (Abbas 1).

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CCSS.RI.3.5

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Which is a correct citation for the following quotation from the article written by Fatima Abbas?

Psychologist Shane Lopez mentions, “When challenged by a crisis, less hopeful people tend to shut down, but hopeful people are more likely to take action to help them cope” (_________).

• (Lopez 1).

• (Abbas, 1).

• (Abbas paragraph 4).

• (Abbas 1).

• (Abbas, pg 1).

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CCSS.RI.3.5

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Which of the following is successful reasoning for the following EV?

Psychologist Shane Lopez mentions, “When challenged by a crisis, less hopeful people tend to shut down, but hopeful people are more likely to take action to help them cope” (Abbas 1).

• This shows that a hopeful person will take actions to cope with problems

• This shows that a person can accomplish a lot in life when they are determined and motivated to change themselves.

• This shows that without hope people can’t get past difficult events, which may cause them to neglect their responsibilities.

Answer explanation

A repeats the EV in different words

B is unrelated to the EV.

C expands on why the EV is important without repeating the text.

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CCSS.RI.8.1

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Which part of the paragraph answers the prompt?

• TOPIC SENTENCE CLAIM

• EVIDENCE

• REASONING

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When reading the text, you should focus on paragraphs that _______

• are interesting

• are short

• answer the prompt

• are challenging to understand

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

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