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

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

• quote

• example

• evidence

• introduce

Which word is another word for "explain"?

• justify

• introduce

• conclude

• think about

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

What is another word for 'edit'?

• quote

• think about

• look at

• revise

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.