Explanatory Essay Term Review

When Mrs. Crabbe says, "Use a quote!", what she really means is...

• Find a line that shows someone speaking

• Use a line anywhere in the book, and copy it exactly as you see it

• Explain what is happening in the story

• Use your own words to create a summary

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

Which word is NOT another way to say "support"?

• quote

• example

• evidence

• introduce

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Which word is another word for "explain"?

• justify

• introduce

• conclude

• think about

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The first sentence in an introduction is the

The sentence that tells you what the essay will be about is called

How many reasons/ways/examples/techniques need to be listed in the introduction?

When you write an introduction, what three elements do you need?

• quotes

• hook

• claim

• 3 reasons/examples/

  techniques

What are the synonyms for 'justify'?

• explain

• support

• reasoning

• evidence

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

What is another word for 'edit'?

• quote

• think about

• look at

• revise

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.3

How did you feel about writing an essay before we started, and how do you feel about it now? Draw one picture for each emotion.