Expository Writing Study Guide



Unit 2 Expository Writing Study Guide Name: ________________________Date: ___ Pd:___The steps of the writing process are: The purpose of expository writing is to _____________________________.Types and examples of expository writing are:_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________The order/organization that writers should use for expository writing is ____________________.The main parts of essays are:______________________________________ (may have several of these)___________________The last sentence of the introduction is the _________________________; the first sentence of the conclusion is the reworded ________________________.The personal story that can be used at the beginning of expository writing to make a connection with the reader is called an __________________.Painting a picture in the reader’s mind is which type of expository writing? __________________Finding similarities and differences is which type of expository writing? _____________________Transitions are _____________________________________________For each type of writing, examples of transitions are:How-toDescriptiveCompare/contrastProblem/solutionCause-EffectWhat should be included in a problem/solution essay? ___________________________________________________________________A cause is _________________________________________________________.An effect is ________________________________________________________.Before you read any type of writing, what should you do? ____________________A fact is a statement that can be proven ________________ or ________________.An opinion is someone’s ______________________________________________.Write F for fact and O for Opinion.Superman is the best superhero.Superman was created in the 1930s.The Wizard of Oz was the most creative story from the 1930s.Billie Holiday was a better jazz musician than Louis ArmstrongThe first step of the research process is: _____________________When I take notes, it is important to avoid ____________________________. Four ways can to avoid plagiarism:____________________________________________________________________________When I put my notes in my own words it is called _________________________.After gathering notes, researchers should organize information into an ___________________.A Works Cited/Bibliography is: _____________________________________You MUST know the format of an entry in a works cited page. Check out the OWL at Purdue for examples!!!To determine if a resource is reliable, you should ____________________________________ Identify each of the following as fragment, run-on, simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex.The family went on vacation, but their luggage got lost at the airport. _______________Participating with the other players, Brandon learned the difficult game, but he also made some new friends at his new school.___________________________________________When she fell out of her chair. __________________________As the fans stood in shock, the losing team walked off the field. ___________________Grace and Carter enjoy playing outside together. ________________________________Grace completes her homework after school. ___________________________________The children’s mother checks homework; she reads with her children before dinner. __________________My homework is done it is due tomorrow. ______________Since it is getting cold outside, we do not use our pool like we used to. ________________After the dance at school. _____________________________ Because she left her homework at home, Sarah had to complete it during lunch. ______________ Give the purpose of each sentence: Declarative, Imperative, Interrogative, or Exclamatory.Do your best whenever you take tests, please!Whenever the seventh grade students take tests, they always try their best.Will you try harder on the next test you take?Wow! You got the best grade!Study tonight before you go to bed.Jody got chased by a dog!Jody, will you come home at 8:30 today?Jody will come home at 8:30 today. Jody, please come home on time today.The dog chased Jody all the way home.Underline the prepositional phrases in the following sentences and circle the object of the preposition.You should have studied before dinner.You had enough time for your work.After a long hike, everyone jumped in the pool.The pool was full of frogs.My glasses weren’t in the case.They fell behind the bookcase.Nick would have been on time, but he stopped at the store for supplies.Uncle John poured some milk into the muffin mix.He set the timer for fifteen minutes.It was cold in the house.Near the end of the day, we will go in front of the school.ALL EDGENUITY LESSON MATERIALS (phrases and clauses, modifiers, parts of speech, capitalization, dialogue)WORD PARTS/WORD WITHIN A WORD ................
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