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Grade 9 Writing Essays CCSS: CCRA.W.1, W.9-10.1b

When you provide supporting details, what are you providing the reader with?

a summary of a text
evidence of the claim
a thesis statement
information they don't need

Grade 3 Persuasive Essays

Becca is writing a letter to her mother. She wants her mother to buy her a new computer. Which detail should she put in her letter to make her mother want to buy her the computer?

I can do my homework on the computer.
I can waste time playing games on the computer.
Computers are very expensive.
I don’t know how to use a computer.

Grade 9 Writing Essays

All of the following are useful skills for writing an expository essay, except:

the writer provides supporting details.
the writer includes engaging dialogue between characters.
the writer organizes the body of the text.
the writer states the main idea clearly.

Grade 9 Writing Essays

Which of the following statements BEST describes expository writing?

Expository writing seeks to explain or inform the reader about a subject.
Expository writing is a form of writing that exposes the readers to different types of literary genres.
Expository writing is mainly used in plays to expose the actors to the play and the vision of the director.
Expository writing is a form of writing that exposes readers to the life of an author.

Grade 11 Writing Essays

When you write an essay plan, you organize your thesis statement.

True
False

Grade 9 Writing Essays CCSS: CCRA.W.2, W.9-10.2b

What needs to go right after each example that you use?

Another example
Explanation
Insight
Conclusion

Grade 10 Writing Essays

Slang should be used in an academic essay because it appeals to the largest audience.

True
False

Grade 12 Writing Essays

The thesis statement is a sentence that states the topic and the author's controlling point about the topic for a passage of two or more paragraphs.

True
False

Grade 5 Writing Essays

Choose the best transition word to complete the sentence.

Natives in the Desert Southwest built pueblo and hogan shelters using adobe and sod from the earth. tribes in the Pacific Northwest relied on the dense cedar forests to build plank houses out of wood.

On the other hand,
Similarly,
Also,
For instance,

Grade 9 Writing Essays

The very important one sentence summary of an essay that is usually the first or last sentence in the introductory paragraph is called a .

conflict
climax
main idea
thesis

Grade 9 Writing Essays

Which answer is not a part of the process for outlining a paragraph?

choose a topic
brainstorm
proofread your work
create a topic sentence

Grade 4 Writing Essays

Which introduction will grab the reader's attention?

Have you ever been face to face with a grizzly bear? I have.
I had a fun weekend.
I have never ridden a bike before.

Grade 10 Writing Essays

Your conclusion should include a restatement of your thesis and topic sentences in a way that summarizes the argument of your essay.

True
False

Grade 9 Writing Essays

The tone of an essay conveys the writer's attitude toward the subject and the audience.

True
False

Grade 10 Writing Essays

It is okay to introduce new information in your conclusion if it supports your argument.

True
False

Grade 9 Writing Essays

Essays can be formal or informal.

True
False

Grade 3 Narrative Essays

The troll was not happy. He had been trying to build a fence around his home for days, but it kept falling over. You see, the troll didn’t like anyone. He wanted to build a fence so none of his neighbors could visit him. He cut down many trees, and then he cut the large trees into posts for his fence. He dug holes in the ground and put the posts in them. Then he laid long logs on top of the posts, but the logs kept falling down. One day the troll was sitting on a log feeling sad about the unfinished fence when one of his neighbors walked by.

“What’s wrong, Mr. Troll?” said the neighbor.

“I can’t build my fence to keep you out!” said the troll.

“I’ll help you,” replied the neighbor.

The neighbor went and got a hammer and some nails from his house. He and the troll nailed the logs on top of the posts. When the fence was all finished, the troll smiled.

“Would you like to come into my house for some milk and cookies?” he asked his neighbor.

"I thought you wanted to keep me out,” said the neighbor.

What is the best closing sentence for this story?

“I don’t want to ever see you again!” yelled the troll. “Get off my property!”
“I did, but then I saw how helpful you were when you built the fence with me,” said the troll. “Now I’d like to be friends.”
“I still don’t like you,” said the troll. “Go away!”
“You didn’t help me,” said the troll.

Grade 10 Writing Essays CCSS: CCRA.W.2, W.9-10.2b, W.9-10.2c

The type of sentence that introduces a new detail is called a sentence, and it must include a transition word.

Follow-up sentence
Lead-off sentence
Clincher sentence

Grade 4 Writing Essays

Which two details are not related to the same topic as the rest?

I went apple picking.
I like pumpkins, too.
I grow tomatoes at home.
There were all different types of apples to choose from.
I went with my family on the weekend.
I liked the green ones the best.
I got to climb into the trees to reach more apples.

Grade 6 Writing Essays

The goal for this type of writing is to explain or inform

expository
persuasive

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