Writer's Choice Grade 6Unit 5:
Expository WritingUnit Activity Lesson PlanIntroduction
Students will complete a crossword puzzle, using words and concepts from the unit on expository writing.
Lesson Description
Students will review the unit on expository writing by completing a crossword puzzle. For directions, they can press the Instructions button in the lower-left corner.
If they need a hint, they can press the Word List button. After finishing the puzzle, they can click the Check button to see how well they performed.
Instructional Objectives
- Students will match words related to expository writing with their definitions.
- Students will identify strategies for organizing expository writing.
Student Web Activity Answers
expository: type of writing that informs
contrast: to show how things are different
compare: to show how things are alike
steps: A process is usually explained as a series of __________.
quotation: Use these marks around any information taken word for word from a source.
then: a transition word used between steps in a process
definition: one type of writing that informs
Venn diagram: a way to organize details being compared and contrasted(2 words)
surprises: When writing a book report, you should not give away any __________.
broad: When writing a report, the topic cannot be too __________.
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