Elaboration

• The spider, a big and hairy creature, scared the children as they played in the grass.

• The sentence above shows what type of elaboration

• appositive

• anecdote

• prediction

• comparison

Add sights, visuals, and illustrations is what type of elaboration?

• appositive

• imagery

• prediction

• anecdote

Elaboration is often located where in your paragraph?

• first sentence

• last sentence

Describing a Place in Detail and using words to paint pictures is which type of elaboration

• appositive

• prediction

• imagery

• comparison

Which elaboration strategy uses a personal story to support the topic sentence?

• Illustrate

• Predict

• Relate

• Narrate

Which elaboration strategy provides specific details to support the topic sentence?

• Another's experience

• Explain

• Describe literally

• Describe figuratively

Which elaboration strategy utilizes concrete details that accurately describe the topic?

• Describe literally

• Describe figuratively

• Personal experience

• Another's experience

What is the purpose of the compare and contrast elaboration strategy?

• To provide specific details

• To convey similarities and differences

• To provide an opinion

• To convey a personal story

What is this technique?

• Example

• Elaboration

• Evidence

• Expert Opinion

What type of transition is this?

In addition

• Adding information

• Showing differences

• Showing cause and effect