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Expository Essay
Expository Extras
Grammar, Mechanics, & Spelling
Revising Sentences
Test Day
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The purpose of an expository essay.
What is to explain a topic or idea?
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These words and phrases help move the essay along and organize the progression of ideas. They help guide the reader from one idea/topic to another.
What are transition words?
100
What change, if any, should be made to the following sentence: "He seems to feel that life is a series of trails and misfortunes." a) Change "seems" to "seem" b) Change "trails" to "trials" c) Change "misfortunes" to "missfortunes" d) No change needs to be made
What is change 'trails' to 'trials'?
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What change, if any, should be made to sentence 4: "(3) Thomas Edison invented over one thousand things. (4) Otherwise, he is best known for three inventions that changed the world: the phonograph, the light bulb, and the movie camera." a) Remove the comma after "Otherwise" b) Change "Otherwise" to "Furthermore" c) Change "Otherwise" to "However" d) No change should be made
What is change "Otherwise" to "However"?
100
You should always do this before answering multiple choice revising and editing questions.
What is read the passage thoroughly and mark any mistakes that stick out to you?
200
Quotes, current events, personal anecdotes, analogies/metaphors, and historical events are examples of this expository element.
What is an effective hook?
200
Specific examples used in body paragraphs can be pulled from...
What is books, movies, personal experiences, and real-world situations and events?
200
What change, if any, should be made to the following sentence: "Just as the blacksmith forges metal, or it is shaped by heating it and pounding it on an anvil, we are all tested 'at the flaming forge of life.'" a) Change "metal" to "medal" b) Remove the comma after "metal" c) Change "it is shaped" to "shapes it" d) No change is needed in this sentence.
What is change "it is shaped" to "shapes it"?
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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.
What is change "intentional" to "intentionally"?
200
When a revising and editing question refers you to one particular sentence, what should you do?
What is read the sentences before and after the sentence in the question for context?
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The formula/structure of a thesis statement.
What is answer to the prompt because reason 1 and reason 2?
300
Possible examples of figurative language that can add value to your essay.
What are similes and metaphors?
300
What change, if any, should be made to the following sentence: "He has losed his wife and is raising his children by himself, but he feels no bitterness or remorse." a) Change "losed" to "lost" b) Add a comma after "wife" c) Remove the comma after "himself" d) No change is needed in this sentence.
What is change "losed" to "lost"?
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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."
What is "Where was the courageous boy's mother?"
300
When writing your essay, you should work through each of these steps in the writing process.
What are planning, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing?
400
This part of the essay includes a topic sentence, detailed explanation of ideas, and a specific example.
What are the body paragraphs?
400
The conclusion should revisit this.
What is the thesis?
400
What change, if any, should be made to the following sentence: "Although outwardly Longfellow's life was very differently from the blacksmith's, he, too, was tested." a) Change "outwardly" to "outward" b) Change "differently" to "different" c) Change "blacksmith's" to "blacksmith" d) No change is needed in this sentence.
What is change "differently" to "different"?
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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.
What is "The brain stem connects your brain to your spinal cord, which connects to most of the nerves in your body."?
400
These are several methods to help ensure your essay fits on the 26 lined paper.
What are do not write a title, write small (but legibly), revise to remove unnecessary sentences, do NOT skip lines, and do not use large indentations?
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Topic sentences directly reflect and build on the ideas in this expository element.
What is the thesis statement?
500
This should be varied and interesting throughout your essay to help with the fluency and readability.
What is sentence patterns?
500
What change, if any, should be made to the following sentence: "When people become famous, some of them gives up old friends and court only those richer and more famous than they are." a) Change "gives" to "give" b) Change "richer" to "richest" c) Change "more famous" to "most famous" d) No change needs to be made
What is change "gives" to "give"?
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.
What is change "sensative" to "sensitive"?
500
You should do this in preparation for test day.
What is go to bed early, get to school on time, eat a healthy breakfast, and relax... you are ready and will do AWESOME?