Essay Writing - Expository Essay

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Expository writing:

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explains, describes, defines, instructs and informs

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NOT an example of Expository writing:

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Romance Novel

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Intro Paragraph Formula: Hook + Transition + Thesis

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Hook + Transition Sentence + Thesis Statement

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Hook of an Essay

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Captures the readers attention

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Anecdote:

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Type of hook that tells a short story.

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A Body Paragraph:

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Supports your thesis statement

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Correct body paragraph outline format:

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Topic Sentence, Support A, Expand A, Support B, Expand B, Support C, Expand C, Concluding Sentence

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

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Function of a concluding paragraph:

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Summarizes everything and highlights the larger significance of the essay.

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Type of Expository writing: Mrs. Rogers was extremely tall and slim, unnerving with her height and penetrating stare.

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Character Portrayal

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Type of expository writing: Mr. Stevenson, a cantankerous old man, disliked everyone, loathing his children and neighbors, while sitting on his grandson's porch and spitting insults.

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Character Portrayal