THINK about the people you care about. WRITE about one person who has been important to you. Explain what makes this person special. Choose the best topic sentence for this essay?

My Aunt Jan is a very special person to me and has always played an important role in my life.

I don't like people. This is an essay about my dog.

I have a lot of people in my family. My dad is an important person.

I love my mom. She inspires me every day.

Everyone has a favorite time of the year. THINK about the time of year that you like best. WRITE to explain why this time of the year is your favorite. Choose the best topic sentence for this prompt?

Christmas is a magical time of year. It is full of family and fun and definitely my favorite.

I like going to the beach because it's fun.

Once there was a magical unicorn. We had the best adventures together.

My tia is my favorite person in the whole world.

If you are stuck and do not know how to spell a word, what resource can you ask for?

ask the teacher how to spell the word

When you have finished your rough draft, what 4 things should you make sure to check?

capitalization, indentions, punctuation, and spelling.

It looks good enough so I'm done.

capitalization, animal crackers, starbursts, and peanuts

What 4 parts should my essay have?

A good introduction with the hook and topic sentence. 2-3 body paragraphs that support the topic. A conclusions to wrap up my thoughts.

Trick question! I only need to fill the page.

If you are using a dead word and need a more interesting option, what resource can you ask for?

ask the teacher how to spell the word

Which prompt BEST fits the following topic sentence? "If you want to get the best of out your education, you must work hard, listen carefully and never give up.

WRITE an essay explaining why it is import to have a growth mindset in education.

WRITE an essay explaining whether it is important to find joy in daily activities.

WRITE an essay explaining whether it is important to be passionate about something.

WRITE an essay explaining whether it is important to have goals.

Which prompt BEST fits the following topic sentence? "Experiencing happiness in what you do can lead to an exciting personal and a fulfilling professional life."

WRITE an essay explaining whether it is important to find joy in daily activities.

WRITE an essay explaining whether it is important to have goals.

WRITE an essay explaining whether it is important to learn from our experiences.

WRITE an essay explaining the importance of never giving up.

How can you make sure that your writing flows and makes sense to the reader?

Read each sentence and paragraph out loud to yourself to make sure what you wrote is what you intended to write

Have someone else revise and edit your rough draft

Nothing, it's fine as it is the first time

Pick the sentence below that is the best example of a topic sentence.

Troll dolls, bouncy balls, pet rocks and mood rings are just a few of the goofy fads that swept the globe in the 1960's and 70's.

Troll dolls, bouncy balls and mood rings rock!!

Troll dolls are my favorite toy but I really like mood rings too.

Have you ever owned a pet rock?

Which sentence below could start your conclusion paragraph?

Have you ever seen the crazy, hot pink hair of a troll doll?

Troll dolls, bouncy balls and mood rings rock!!

Troll dolls, bouncy balls, pet rocks and mood rings are just a few of the goofy fads that swept the globe in the 1960's and 70's.

Troll dolls are my favorite toy but I really like mood rings too.

What is the BEST question to ask yourself if you want to elaborate on your essay?

What does my topic look like, smell like, sound like or feel like?

What are some good words to use to replace my informative verbs?

Do I have enough main idea sentences?

LMS Expository Essay Review

Authored by Jeannine Johnson

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6th Grade

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What should a topic sentence contain?

List 2 main ideas

The topic sentence should be clear, informative and contain all main ideas.

It should be the first sentence of the introduction paragraph.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the purpose of an expository writing piece?

To inform/explain

To express ideas/feelings

To entertain

To persuade

Expository writing should be. . .

Creative

Entertaining

Funny

Factual or Informative

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An expository essay consists of

Rising action, climax, and falling action

Introduction, body, and conclusion

Stanzas

None of the above

What is a main idea sentence?

The first sentence of a body paragraph that states the main idea and leads into the specific detail sentences.

The sentence which states the topic of the paper.

The sentence that ends my essay.

There is no main idea sentence in an expository essay.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a lead?

The sentence or sentences that grabs the reader's attention.

The sentence that explains my specific example.

The sentence that ends my essay.

The sentence that has the most vocabulary words.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of these elements can be included in an introduction?

A comic strip

An image

An entire poem

A question, fact, quote, or a definition

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