Expository Essay

What is the purpose of an Expository Essay?

• To inform/explaln

• To persuade

• To tell a story

• To entertain

Expository Writing should be..

• Creative

• Funny

• Factual

• Made up

Where does the thesis statement appear?

• First paragraph

• Second paragraph

• Anywhere you want

• Every paragraph

This sentence should explain what the essay will be about.

• The topic sentence

• The lead

• The introductory sentence

• The thesis

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

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

• A poem

An expository consists of:

• Rising action, climax, falling action

• Introduction, Body, Conclusion

• Stanzas

• Beginning, Middle, End

What is a lead?

• Something that grabs the readers attention

• An explanation of what the essay will be about

• A claim

• A supporting detail

What types of words are these: in addition, consequently, in fact, for example?

• Pronouns

• Synonyms

• Conjunctions

• Transitions

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

After you read the prompt, you ....

• Brainstorm ideas on the prompt page

• Write the rough draft

• Revise and edit

• Write the final copy

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

What does in the second paragraph of the expository essay?

• Thesis statement

• Specific example

• A made up story

• Anything you want