Elaborate: "Rosa Parks refused to stand up and give a white man her seat."

This proves her bravery because she stood up for her beliefs

Elaborate for courage: "This has got to be done. Somebody's got to do it. Why not you?"

This is important because we can all be courageous.

What is elaboration/commentary?

It explains the evidence you chose.

A sentence that says what you're writing about and why.

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English review for 6th grade ELA.

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1
_____________, Batman is the world's greatest detective because he has great deductive skills.
Because
While
To begin
Best
2
Synonyms: The FSA Writing test is very important.
Immaculate
Outstanding
Withstanding
Vital
3
Which transition can be used to introduce a point?
To briefly end
In addition
In conclusion
To sum it up
4
There are 366 days in 2016
Compound
Simple
Compound/Complex
Complex
5
Elaborate: "Rosa Parks refused to stand up and give a white man her seat."
This proves her bravery because she stood up for her beliefs
This shows that the law was unfair.
This proves that Parks sat down because she remained seated
This is important because she was an old lady.
6
Synonyms: We like the style of your formal essay.
Same
Approve
As though
Compare
7
We thought the movie was too violent, but our friends, who enjoyed it, said that we were wrong.
Complex
Compound
Compound/Complex
Simple
8
Elaborate for courage: "This has got to be done. Somebody's got to do it. Why not you?"
This shows that everyone should play their part.
This is important because we can all be courageous.
This shows that you should finish your goal.
This proves that it needs to get done.
9
What is unacceptable in formal writing?
Indented paragraphs
Elaboration
Proper pronouns
Hashtags
10
While Tom reads novels, Jack reads comics, but Sam only reads magazines.
Compound
Complex
Compound-Complex
Simple
11
Synonyms: Wonder Woman is good.
Perfect
Fantastic
Mean
Lame
12
What is elaboration/commentary?
It explains the evidence you chose.
It says what you're writing about and why.
It wraps up your paragraph.
It helps you flow from one sentence to another.
13
What is acceptable in formal writing?
all lowercase letters
varied sentence structures
emojis
text speak (e.g. lol, rofl, otp)
14
What is a thesis?
It summarizes the articles you've read.
A sentence that says what you're writing about and why.
It elaborates on your evidence.
It proves your answer.
15
Transitions: Mike likes math, ________ he likes language arts more.
furthermore
to begin
in addition
however

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