Summarizing the Expository Essay

Putting it all Together: Writing an Expository Essay

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the first step in writing an expository essay?

• Brainstorm

• Write you Introduction Paragraph

• Analyze the Prompt

• Use a Redbow Sentence

P: Purpose

A: Audience

C: Context

​PAC

Use the PAC tree map to analyze the prompt.

​PAC

Step One: Analyze the prompt.

Multiple Select

What is the purpose of the Circle Map with the Frame or Reference? ​ ​ ​

• Brainstorming
• Develop reasons for your essay.
• List the top three reasons
• Analyze the prompt.
• Create an interest catcher

Draw

Draw a PAC map in the provided space.

Reorder

Reorder the following steps to starting your essay.

• Analyze your prompt

• Brainstorm

• Find your top three reasons.

• Write your Thesis Statement

• Write your Interest Catcher

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Steps for Starting your Essay....

​Properly ordered...

1. Analyze the prompt

2. Brainstorm

3. Find the top three reasons

4. Write the thesis statement

5. Write your interest catcher

Fill in the Blanks

The topic sentence has to include a reason for the paragraph. The reason is taken from the

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not a type of interest catcher?

• Startling Statement

• Fascinating Facts

• Personal Anecdote

• Literal Description

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not a type of elaboration in a body paragraph?

• Figurative Description

• Visual Images

• Cause and Effect

• Compare and Contrast

Visual Images

Visual Images: This is a type of interest catcher used to stimulate the reader's brain using a number of images that are related to the writing topic.

Drag and Drop

What transitions are used to explain after a topic sentence in a body paragraph? ​

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Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

To explain...

In other words...

By this I mean...

Since...

For example....

Therefore...

Although...

Multiple Select

Which of the following are examples of figurative descriptions?

• Adjectives and nouns

• Metaphors

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

Multiple Select

From the list below, identify all the words or phrases that are used for transitions.

• In other words

• Additionally

• To summarize

• Since

​Transitions in Writing

•In addition, Additionally, Next, Therefore, Similarly, However, For this reason, Furthermore, In summary, To begin with, Finally, For example, To summarize, In other words, Thus, Since, This results in, As you can see,

Multiple Choice

A challenge can be used in both the introduction and the conclusion of an essay.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Open Ended

What must the conclusion of an essay include?

Conclusion Paragraphs

Must Include....

•Needs to include: restatement of the subject sentence, a summary of reasons, and a red bow sentence.

Multiple Choice

The purpose of the Red Bow sentence is to connect the discussion of the paper to something the reader is familiar with and sees on a regular basis.

• TRUE

• FALSE