Writing Explanations

Each body paragraph should have a topic sentence, text evidence, and....

• Explanation

• Dialogue

• Thesis statement

Which of the following is a characteristic of an expository essay?

• informational writing

• should follow a logical sequence and have three main points

• logic and coherence are the main focus

• presents reasons, explanations, or steps in a process

The thesis statement should guide your paragraph writing for your essay.

• true

• false

In each body paragraph you should have a topic sentence and __________.

Choose all that apply.

• Transition words of phrases

• Thesis Statement

• Text Evidence

• Explanation

A paragraph that contains the lead, background information, thesis statement, and brief reasons.

• introduction paragraph

• body paragraph

• counterargument paragraph

• concluding paragraph

A paragraph that contains fully developed reasons, explanations, explanations, counterargument, and rebuttal.

• introduction paragraph

• body paragraph

• counterargument paragraph

• conclusion paragraph

A paragraph that contains a restatement of the thesis statement and a last convincing appeal

• introduction paragraph

• concluding paragraph

• background paragraph

• body paragraph

a sentence that states the purpose of an essay

• opinion

• statistics

• thesis statement

• counterargument

Where should you look to know what to write in a topic (R/A) sentence?

• The passage

• My writing notes

• The assignment directions

• The RACES strategy

Which THREE of the following types of sentences should begin with a transitional phrase (sentence starter)?

• Topic sentence

• Evidence sentence

• Explanation sentence

• Summary sentence