Informative Writing
What are the two types of expository writing?
Informative and explanatory
List the 6 traits of writing
voice, fluency, word choice, organization, ideas, conventions
name the three parts of an introduction
hook, filler sentences, thesis statement
What should the first sentence in your body paragraphs be? Why?
transitions; allow your audience to flow between ideas
Anne Bonny's partner in crime in the later years of her piracy was...
Mary Read
What is the difference between informative and explanatory
explanatory=perspective (why, how, point of view)
informative= inform (report or summary)
What is the mark of good organization?
Your readers don't notice it
what is the single most important sentence in the essay and WHY?
Thesis, because it clearly states the topic and provides the organization for the rest of the essay
What is the difference between a transition sentence and a topic sentence?
transition= bridge between ideas
topic= specific to new idea
What was the alias of the man who committed the 1971 plane heist?
D.B Cooper or Dan Cooper
What is unity in an essay?
focused on one topic, use details to provide more information on that topic, do not include other subjects
Which 6 trait deals with the flow between ideas?
Sentence fluency
What are the acceptable types of hooks?
relevant quotes, open ended questions, statistics, anecdotes
Write and example topic sentence for a paragraph about grizzly bears.
answers will vary
Where did the Roanoke colonists disappear to?
Croatoa
Why are transition sentences important to your writing?
improve flow between ideas, allow your audience to move between sections fluently (answers may vary)
Best word choice always comes from finding the most complex, academic word for your intention? true or false and WHY
false, sometimes some writing pieces have a more informal tone
What are close-ended questions and why are they discouraged as hooks?
yes/no questions, and because it doesn't provide any complex thinking for your audience (answers may vary)
No, because the transition sentence at the start of the next paragraph makes in obsolete
Who was Anne Bonny and Mary Read's captain?
Calico Jack Rackham
What are some ways you can develop your writing?
Ask yourself "what does this mean," go beyond what the sources say and include your own ideas, plan out your ideas and what information you want to include (answers may vary)
What is the best way to understand and develop your organization and ideas?
Plan out your essay/outline
What is a pronged thesis statement?
Thesis that includes the topics of each body paragraph in the order they appear in the essay
answers will vary
Provide 5 inventions that Nikola Tesla created that were mentioned during storytime
Tesla coils, Alternating Electrical current, earthquake machine, death ray, x-ray waves, interplanetary communication, etc.