Expository

True or False?
The thesis statement is found in middle of the conclusion.

• True
• False

An expository essay consists of:

• beginning, middle, and end
• rising action, climax, falling action
• introduction, body paragraph(s), conclusion.
• stanzas

The space between the margin of the paper and the beginning of a paragraph is called

• a space
• a blank
• nothing
• an indent

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

True or false?

When creating a thesis statement, you state the claim you intend to prove throughout your paper.

• True

• False

What part of the prompt have we discussed focusing on:

• Read
• Think
• Write
• The text in the box.

What should you NOT do when writing your essay?

• Ramble
• Draft
• Brainstorm
• Write an introduction

When writing your essay, you don't have room or time to:

• Repeat yourself
• Write a hook
• Write a draft on scratch paper
• Write in the third person

Never, never, never, never, never:

• Shift focus from your thesis
• Restate your thesis in the conclusion
• Write in the first person
• Write about others' experiences

Your STAAR essays should have how many paragraphs?

• 3
• 4
• 5
• 2

Without this, we wouldn't know what you are talking about...

• Details
• Exposition
• Thesis Statement
• Conclusion