Expository Essay
Expository Essay
Revising & Editing
Revising & Editing
Test Taking Strategies
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How do you hook your reader?
-A quote -Dialogue -Onomatopoeia -Imagery -Figurative language -Etc.
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What is the purpose of an expository essay?
The purpose of an expository essay is to explain a topic.
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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
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What resource can you use to help with spelling words correctly?
A Dictionary (YOU SHOULD ALWAYS USE YOUR DICTIONARY FOR SPELLING QUESTIONS!)
100
What is one way to know an answer choice is wrong?
It contains a grammatical mistake (comma splice, run-on sentence, wrong verb tense, etc.).
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How do you write your thesis?
1. Find the prompt. 2. Turn the prompt into a question. 3. Answer the question in a complete sentence.
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How should you start each paragraph?
Each paragraph should start with a transition word, such as "for example" or "in conclusion."
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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
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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
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What should you do while you're reading the passages?
Annotate, chunk & jot, etc.
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What does the word HELPS stand for AND how do you use it?
H- History E- Experience L- Literature P- Pop culture S- Sports You use HELPS to give examples that prove your thesis.
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What is a controlling idea?
A controlling idea is your thesis-- what your essay is all about!
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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
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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?
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Which part of the Writing STAAR Test should you do first?
First, read the prompt and complete all prewriting. (PREWRITING IS NOT OPTIONAL.) Then, write your essay!
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Turn the following prompt into a thesis: Write an essay about the importance of family.
Family is important because...
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Write one HELPS example (2-3 sentences) about the following thesis: It is important to never give up because it can lead you to success.
One example of how never giving up can lead you to success is Vincent Van Gogh. Van Gogh had numerous failures in his life; in fact, he only sold one painting his entire life. Nevertheless, he did not give up, and now he is known as a successful artist.
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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.
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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.
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What should you do the night before your test?
Relax and sleep for at least 8 hours.
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Turn the following prompt into a thesis: Write an essay explaining the importance of making a good first impression.
It is important to make a good first impression because...
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Write a HELPS example (2-3 sentences) for the following thesis: It is important to choose your words carefully because words can influence others.
For instance, Barack Obama is a gifted speaker. His words impact Americans and people around the world. Because he chooses his words carefully, Obama has inspired many people.
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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
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(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
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What should you do on the morning of your test?
Wake up early, eat breakfast, and get to school on time. P.S. McDonald's will be serving FREE breakfast for anyone taking the STAAR test tomorrow!
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