An Explanatory Paragraph and All Its Parts

What does explanatory writing do?

• It persuades a reader to think a certain way.

• It explains a topic or provides information to a reader.

• It tells a story in a detailed way.

Explanatory paragraphs...

• must include text evidence

• follow the ICE format

• begin with a topic sentence and end with a concluding sentence

• tell a story about a certain topic

What is the first and last sentence of an explanatory paragraph called?

• introduction, explanation

• introduction, evidence

• topic sentence, concluding sentence

• topic sentence, introduction

What does ICE stand for?

• Introduce, Cite Evidence, Explain

• Introduce, Change, Explain

• Interest, Clear, Explanation

• Interest, Citation, Evidence

Why is it important to put quotation marks around another author's words that you copy?

• Because if you don't, you won't have room for the explanation.

• Because if you don't, your writing will sound different.

• Because if you don't, you will get a bad grade.

• Because if you don't, it is plagiarism.

How long should your explanation be in an explanatory paragraph?

• 2-3 paragraphs

• 1-2 sentences

• 2-3 sentences

• 5-7 sentences

Is a signal phrase part of the I, the C, or the E of an explantory paragraph?

• I--Introduce

• C-Cite evidence

• E-Explain

Which sentence is my topic sentence?

Amelia Earhart was persistent. According to the text, “Besides being a strong reader, Amelia was excellent at math-even if she did refuse to show her own work. “Why bother to write out the steps if I can deduce the answer in my head?” she asked” (Fleming 11). Amelia did not like being told what to do, even when it was one of her teachers. Because she was so good at math and could do the problems in her head, she did not see a reason to show her work. She knew she was right. Being determined to do things her own way is one of the traits that made Amelia so well known.

• Amelia Earhart was persistent.

• She knew she was right.

• Being determined to do things her own way is one of the traits that made Amelia so well known.

The explanation section of my explanatory paragraph should...

• state evidence from the text.

• include quotation marks.

• include the concluding sentence.

• explain my thinking in my own words.

A parenthetical citation uses ______ around the author's last name and page number.

• commas

• quotation marks

• parentheses

• periods