Expository Essay Vocab

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An engaging or statement used to get the reader's attention .

• Text Evidence

• Clincher

• Hook

• Topic Sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

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Statement that connects the hook to the thesis statement.

• Hook

• Connecting Sentence/ Bridge

• Thesis

• Commentary

Tags

CCSS.W.6.2C

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Sentence that tells the reader what the ENTIRE essay is about; last sentence of the introductory paragraph.

• Hook

• Bridge

• Thesis

• Clincher

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Sentence that tells what the paragraph is about

• Topic Sentence

• Transition

• Citation

• Bridge

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Information or facts from the text that supports a claim or idea.

• Thesis

• Text Talker

• Citation

• Text Evidence

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

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Writers thoughts or opinions: helps to explain the evidence and connect to an answer.

• Commentary

• Commentary Starter

• Text Talker

• Textual Evidence

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

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Words or phrases that connect one idea to another in writing.

• Citation

• Thesis

• Text Talker

• Transition

Tags

CCSS.W.6.2C

CCSS.W.6.3C

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Give credit to the source of information; includes page/ paragraph numbers, author, title, etc

• Commentary

• Citation

• Evidence

• Hook

Tags

CCSS.W.6.8

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Transition used to lead into evidence.

• Text Talker

• Commentary

• Transitions

• Clincher

Tags

CCSS.W.6.2C

CCSS.W.6.3C

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Transition used to lead into commentary.

• Text Talker

• Commentary Starter

• Transition

• Clincher

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.W.6.2C