Expository Essay
How do you hook your reader?
Possible answers: Quotes, facts, imagine statements, vivid description. etc...
If you have 2 examples in the body paragraphs how many explanation sentences/ supporting details do you need to have.
2-3
What is the most effective way to revise sentence 1?
(1) The seventh grade play this year is a murder mystery it is a doozy.
A. The seventh grade play this year is a murder mystery and it’s a doozy.
B. The seventh grade play, a murder mystery, it is a doozy.
C. The seventh grade play this year is a murder mystery is a doozy.
D. The seventh grade play this year is a murder mystery. It is a doozy.
D. The seventh grade play this year is a murder mystery. It is a doozy.
What should you always do when you are facing a word choice question?
Use a dictionary!!!
Where should the comma go?
There is so much to do around the house so you should get up and start cleaning.
A. After so
B. Before so
C. After and
D. Before and
B. Before so
What are the three parts of a controlling idea?
Opinion and two reasons
How should you start each topic sentence?
With a transition word.
What change, if any, should be made to this sentence:
He then climbed inside the canoe he made his way across the lake.
A) He then climbed inside the canoe and he made his way across the lake.
B) He then climbed inside the canoe. And he made his way across the lake.
C) He then climbed inside the canoe made his way across the lake.
D) He climbed inside the canoe and made his way across the lake.
D He climbed inside the canoe and made his way across the lake.
How would you correct this sentence: Because I want to do well in my STAAR test I'm going to study tonight.
A. add a comma after Because
b. Add a semicolon after test
C. remove the word Because
D. Add a comma after test
D. Add a comma after test
What are a 2 ways that you can correct a comma splice?
Separate the sentences with a period, add a semi colon, add a comma fanboy pair, or add an AWUBIS word at the beginning.
What is the format we should follow with our body paragraphs?
Topic Sentence, Major Detail, Supporting Detail, Concluding Sentence
Name 5 transition words you might use.
First, second, third, finally, another, therefore, however, etc.
What transition word can you use to link these sentences
(1) There has been an increase in fights at our school. (2) The administration is cracking down on the violence.
A. However
B. Therefore
C. Since
D. For example
B. Therefore
What is the most effective way to combine sentences 2 and 3?
(2) I had been afraid to look at him. (3) I was relieved to see that his face wasn’t burned.
A. I had been afraid to look at him, for I was relieved to see that his face wasn’t burned.
B. I had been afraid to look at him, and I was relieved to see that his face wasn’t burned.
C. I had been afraid to look at him, but I was relieved to see that his face wasn’t burned.
D. I had been afraid to look at him, or I was relieved to see that his face wasn’t burned.
C. I had been afraid to look at him, but I was relieved to see that his face wasn’t burned.
What is the difference between Student's and Students'
Students' means it belongs to more than one student
Student's means it belongs to one student.
Restate this controlling idea!
Graffiti should be considered art because it allows people to express themselves, and it helps to beautify dull spaces.
Flipped method.
Because it allows people to express themselves and helps to beautify dull spaces, graffiti should be considered art.
This is one of the sentences found in body paragraphs.
What type of sentence is this and why?
Failure can teach you more than success.
Topic sentence, because it starts out with a broad idea. We can also tell because it is a short simple sentence.
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
(2) “That’s a great idea,” Bonnie answered, (3) because we can also start talking about our social studies project.
A. add quotation marks before because
B. change because to Because
C. change social studies to Social Studies
D. No change should be made in sentence 3.
A. add quotation marks before because
Correct the punctuation in the sentence.
The weather yesterday ruined my plans to go to the park, therefore I stayed home with my dog.
A. The weather yesterday ruined my plans to go to the park, therefore, I stayed home with my dog.
B. The weather yesterday ruined my plans to go to the park; therefore, I stayed home with my dog.
C. The weather yesterday, ruined my plans to go the park; therefore, I stayed home with my dog.
D. The weather yesterday ruined my plans to go to the park. Therefore I stayed home with my dog.
B. The weather yesterday ruined my plans to go to the park; therefore, I stayed home with my dog.
Provide a REAL LIFE EXAMPLE for this reason. Perseverance allows you to succeed even when you fail.
Various possible answers.
How should you conclude your expository essay?
Restate the controlling idea, Summarize your main points, and End with a strong closing statement, Never add any new information.
What is the correct way to combine these two sentences? I've always wanted to go to Paris. Paris is known as the city of lights.
a. I always wanted to go to the city of lights, which is also how Paris is known.
b. Paris is the city of lights and I want to go there.
c. I've always wanted to go to Paris, the city of lights.
D. Because it is known as the city of lights, I've always wanted to go to Paris.
c. I've always wanted to go to Paris, the city of lights.
Mary went to the concert. It was a rock concert. The concert was in the evening. She went because her mom bought her a ticket.
What is the most effective way to combine ALL THE SENTENCES
Various options.
Since her mother bought her a ticket, Mary went to the rock concert that evening.
Mary went to the rock concert that evening because her mom bought her a ticket.
What change, if any, should be made in sentence 1?
(1) "Do you want to come over to my house, Sandy," I asked, "or do you want me to go over to your house?”
A. remove the comma after asked
B. Remove quotation marks before Do
C. remove the comma before Sandy
D. No change should be made in sentence 1.
D. No change should be made in sentence 1.