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What is the purpose of expository writing?

• to explain or inform
• to tell a story
• to persuade
• all of the above

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Topic sentences should provide a direction for the paragraphs sentences,

• True
• False

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Which transition word is used to reveal a cause/effect relationship?

• Similarly,

• Therefore,

• In conclusion,

• Although...,

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An expository essay should only contain _______ language.

• Formal

• Informal

• Slang

• Anything that the writer is comfortable with

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You may use these phrases to introduce another complaint

• Thanking you in advance.

• To make matters worse,..

• As if that was not bad enough...

• To my amazement...

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What 3 things should an introduction include?

• Quote, Question, and Analysis

• Title, Author, and Summary of text

• Hook, Introduction of text, Thesis

• Claim, Counterclaim, Rebuttal

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The title of your paper should be both centered and in bold...

• True

• False

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Words of phrases we use to give a sequence to our ideas.

• But , However, Although / even though

• Firstly, secondly, finally

• Because, Because of, Since

• And, In addition, Furthermore

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The following transitional phrases/words are used to...

The first reason

First of all

Secondly

Finally

One reason

Another reason

In addition

• introduce evidence

• introduce a claim

• introduce a counterclaim

• conclude

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Such snowflakes offer evidence that even when impurities interfere, the basic laws of chemistry still apply.

Which choice most effectively concludes the sentence and the essay?

• A. No change

• B. scientists can be certain that a solution to even the most confusing event will be found

• C. snowflakes will still fall if atmospheric conditions are favorable.

• D. snowflakes come in many different shapes and sizes.

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