Expository Essay

What is the purpose of an expository writing piece?

• To inform/explain

• To express ideas/feelings

• To entertain

• To persuade

Expository writing should be..

• Creative

• Funny

• Entertaining

• Factual

What is a thesis statement?

• The sentence that introduces my specific example.

• The sentence which states the main idea of the paper.

• The sentence that ends my essay.

• There is no thesis statement in an expository essay.

What paragraph is your thesis statement in?

• Introduction

• Body

• Conclusion

• All of the above

What is the hook?

• The sentence that grabs the readers attention.

• The sentence that explains my specific example.

• The sentence that ends my essay.

• The sentence that has the most vocabulary words.

Which paragraph is your hook in?

• Introduction

• Body

• Conclusion

• All of the above

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

• A comic strip

• A question, fact, quote, or statistic

• An image

• An entire poem

An expository essay consists of:

• Rising action, climax, falling action

• Introduction, body, conclusion

• Stanzas

• None of the above

In which paragraph do you restate the thesis statement?

• Introduction

• Body

• Conclusion

• All of the above

What types of words are these: lastly, consequently, therefore, in fact, however?

• Pronouns

• Synonyms

• Star Points

• Transitions