Explanatory Essay Review

What is the purpose of explanatory writing?

• to inform/explain

• to entertain

• To persuade

What helps your essay flow from one idea to the next?

• Transition words and phrases

• Conclusion

• Similes

• Facts

Label each part of an introduction paragraph:

a

b

c

Hook

Thesis

Background information

In an introduction paragraph, what is a HOOK?

• A general statement about the topic of your essay that grabs the

  readers attention and makes them want to keep reading

• Provides important background information on the topic or text

• A single, clear, and concise sentence that

  presents the main point or argument of your essay. It answers the

  prompt and provides a roadmap for the rest of your essay.

In an introduction paragraph, what is BACKGROUND INFORMATION?

• A general statement about the topic of your essay that grabs the

  readers attention and makes them want to keep reading

• Provides important background information on the topic or text

• A single, clear, and concise sentence that

  presents the main point or argument of your essay. It answers the

  prompt and provides a roadmap for the rest of your essay.

In an introduction paragraph, what is a THESIS?

• A general statement about the topic of your essay that grabs the

  readers attention and makes them want to keep reading

• Provides important background information on the topic or text

• A single, clear, and concise sentence that

  presents the main point or argument of your essay. It answers the

  prompt and provides a roadmap for the rest of your essay.

Label each part of a body paragraph:

a

b

c

d

Lead in

Explain/Reasoning

Answer/Claim

Cite/Evidence

In a body paragraph, what is CITE/EVIDENCE?

• States ONE claim you made in your thesis. That will be the focus for the body

  paragraph.

• A quote from the text that clearly supports your claim and thesis.

• Clearly explains how/why the quote proves your claim.

In a body paragraph, what is Explain/Reasoning?

• States ONE claim you made in your thesis. That will be the focus for the body

  paragraph.

• A quote from the text that clearly supports your claim and thesis.

• Clearly explains how/why the quote proves your claim in at least 2 sentences.

Label each part of correctly formatted evidence:

a

b

c

Quote

Citation

Lead in