Expository Essays

What is the purpose of an expository writing piece?

• To inform/explain

• To persuade

• To express ideas/feelings

• To entertain

A synonym for expository essay is...

• Story

• Short Story

• Informational Essay

• Persuasive Essay

Which one of the choices below would be the best example of expository writing?

• a fictional novel

• a book of poems

• a journal

• a science textbook

Expository writing should be...

• creative

• entertaining

• funny

• factual

Where in the introductory paragraph does the thesis statement usually appear?

• First sentence

• Second sentence

• Last sentence

• It does not usually appear in the introductory paragraph

This sentence should explain what the entire essay will be about.

• The thesis

• The topic sentence

• The hook

• The introductory sentence

Transition words should be used...

• Only in the introductory paragraph

• To start every paragraph in an expository essay

• To start each body paragraph and to start the concluding paragraph

• Only to start each body paragraph

Which of these elements can be included in an introduction paragraph to grab the reader's attention?

• a comic strip

• an image

• a question, fact, a quote, or statistic

• an entire poem

What is a thesis statement in an expository essay?

• A sentence that gives your opinion about your topic

• A sentence that uses a lot of vocabulary words

• A sentence that explains your topic/central idea

• A sentence that comes at the beginning of your essay

Where does a thesis statement go in your essay? (Choose two)

• Last sentence of the first paragraph

• Last sentence of the last paragraph

• First sentence of the first paragraph

• First sentence of the last paragraph