Expository Essay
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Expository Essay
Test Taking Strategies
100
How do you hook your reader?
What is a simile, anecdote, setting, or quote
100
What is the purpose of an expository essay?
To explain a topic, inform, explain
100
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
100
Should you introduce yourself in your essay?
No!
100
How can you make your examples more exciting  for the reader?
BaDaBing, figurative language, imagery, give details
200
Say what you will write when you write a controlling idea
___________ is important because___________ and ______________.

  

I will write 2 reasons or characteristics to explain the topic.

200
Where do you get the topics for the paragraphs?
The controlling idea reasons.
200
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
200
What do I need to include in my body paragraphs?
Topic,Examples and details, concluding sentence
200
Name a few ways you can take brain breaks during the test.
Roll around your neck. Close your eyes for one minute. Roll your shoulders around. (**Cannot stand up!)
300
What is included in the introduction?
A hook and a controlling idea
300
Name some transition words you might use.
For example, for instance, Such as..., In the movie/book
300
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
300
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?
300
Is it necessary to write a rough draft?

Yes, it's the plan or outline for your final draft.

with it you can make sure your essay is well written, makes logical sense, check your grammar, spelling and will fit in the 26 given  for the writing.

Mark it up, then write a well written final draft.


400
What is a controlling idea?
your belief statement, also known as a thesis statement, contains your 2 reasons, answer to the prompt you are going to write about 
400
Where can you find and example for your paragraphs?
A personal experience, a famous person's experience in history, something that happened to your friend or parent,a character in a book or movie.

Brainstorming

400
What is the correct way to write these two sentences? The brain stem connects your brain to your spinal cord. Which connects to most of the nerves in your body. a. The brain stem connects your brain to your spinal cord, this connects to most of the nerves in your body. b. Connecting your brain to your spinal cord and then to most of the nerves in your body. c. Connecting your brain to your spinal cord. It connects to most of the nerves in your body. d. The brain stem connects your brain to your spinal cord, which connects to most of the nerves in your body.
d. The brain stem connects your brain to your spinal cord, which connects to most of the nerves in your body.
400
Do you write your essay like you're telling a story?


No, you explain or inform with facts from a movie,book, T.V or History
400
What should you do the night before your test(s)?
Go to sleep a little earlier than usual, eat a good breakfast, drink plenty of water
500
How many paragraphs will you write in your essay?
4
500
How should you conclude your expository essay?
Restate your introduction. Summarize your main idea.
500
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
500
 What question should you ask when writing your conclusion??
 What would the world be like without...

A world without...



500
 Name the steps of the prompt page.
1.Read - brainstorm

2.Think - brainstorm

3. Find the topic, 4. write a question 5. Answer the question, 6. Brainstorm examples

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