Expository Essay
How do you hook your reader?
Possible answers:Turnabout, quotations, funnel, etc.
What is the purpose of an expository essay?
To explain a topic.
What change, if any, should be made to this sentence: Your brain is responsible for controlling the muscles that you move intentional. a. Add a comma before for b. Change controlling to controling c. Change intentional to intentionally d. This sentence should not be changed.
c. Change intentional to intentionally
What resource can you use to help with editing(spelling words correctly)?
a dictionary
What is the duration of each day of the STAAR test?
4 hours
The controlling idea/thesis should be how many sentences?
one
How many claims should you have? How many pieces of evidence should you give for each claim?
Two
What change, if any, should be made to this sentence: It's main functions are to control your balance and to enable your muscles to work together. a. Change It's to Its b. Change are to is c. Change balance to balence d. No change needs to be made in this sentence.
a. Change It's to Its
The word because does not appropriately connect the two clauses in the following sentence: The young boy led his schoolmates in songs because rescuers worked to free them from the wreckage. Which word should replace because? a. if b. while c. although d. where
b. while
Can you talk during the STAAR Test?
Can you talk after everyone in the testing room is finished?
NO
List at least 5 transition words that can be used in a How-to essay.
List some transition words that can be used at the beginning of paragraphs of the body of the essay.
First, second, third, next, then, finally, In addition, etc.
Another, Even though, on the other hand, In addition, furthermore, etc.
List all the splashes.
How, Why, Caution, Anecdote, Fact, and Example
What change, if any, should be made to this sentence: Your brain helps you breath, keeps your heart beating, and directs your stomach to digest food. a. Change breath to breathe b. Change beating to beeting c. Change directs to directing d. This sentence should not be changed.
a. Change breath to breathe
Which sentence in this paragraph should be deleted? How could a child be so brave? Why had a little boy risked his own life to save his fellow students? Where was the courageous boy's mother? When reporters questioned the young boy, he answered, "I was the hall monitor. It was my job to look after my classmates."
Where was the courageous boy's mother?
What should you do the morning of the test?
Eat a healthly breakfast, be on time to school, bring your water bottle and highlighter, and be ready to show your awesome-ness!
What is a controlling idea/thesis?
Where should you put your controlling idea/thesis?
It is what your essay is all about.
Introduction and conclusion
Give a fact for the following claim:
Students should be required to wear school uniforms because it creates an equal environment for everyone.
Answers will vary.
What is wrong with this sentence?
When John and Mary went to the store they bought cookies and candy.
Missing a comma
store,
Which sentence could be added to the end of this paragraph to strengthen the introduction to this paper? During the opening ceremonies of the 2008 Summer Olympics, most people weren't watching the athletes. Instead they were watching the small boy who was walking next to the famous Chinese basketball player. The boy's entrance brought enthusiastic cheers. That's because nine-year-old Lin Hao was more than just a kid. a. He was a great kid. b. He was in school. c. He was a national hero. d. He was exceptionally cute.
c. He was a national hero.
What rules should you use when writing your expository essay?
A. Write as big as you can to fill up the space so every line can be used.
B. Write a rough draft before editing, revising, and writing the final copy.
C. Skip lines between paragraphs
D. Indent every paragraph
C and D
How many sentences are in a paragraph?
How many paragraphs should you have in your essay?
At least three sentences in a paragraph.
At least four paragraphs in an essay.
On the board, write an anecdote for this claim:
It's important to wear a seat belt because it could save your life.
Answers will vary.
What change, if any, needs to be made to this sentence? With all its intricacies, the human brain is a sensative and delicate organ. a. Change intricacies to intracacies b. Change sensative to sensitive c. Change delicate to delacate d. No changes are needed.
b. Change sensative to sensitive
(1) Just a few months earlier, Hao had been at school on a typical day. (2) Without warning, the ground beneath him began to tremble. (3) Hao's school was at the very heart of an earthquake. (4) Windows shattered, and shelves toppled over. (5) Finally the whole building collapsed. (6) Hao somehow managed to climb out of the rubble and save himself. (7) He risked his life to pull two of his classmates to safety. The author would like to add the following sentence to this paragraph. Then, despite his own injuries, Hao went back into the ruins. Where is the BEST place to insert this sentence? a. After sentence 1 b. After sentence 2 c. After sentence 4 d. After sentence 6
d. After sentence 6
Draw the expository graphic organizer on the board.
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