Expository Essay Format

Which part of an expository essay hooks the reader?

• body

• introduction

• transition

• conclusion

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.1

Which part of an expository essay is the longest?

• conclusion

• introduction

• body

• personal narrative

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.1

What will you find in the body of the essay?

• main ideas and supporting details

• topic sentence

• concluding sentence

• a hook

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

What will you find in the introduction paragraph?

• a concluding sentence

• main ideas and details

• title of the essay

• the topic sentence

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.W.3.2A

An expository essay is

• a fairytale

• an informational paper

• a story about a moment in your life

• a fictional paper

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.W.3.2A

CCSS.W.3.2B

A topic sentence is

• the closing of a paper

• what the paper is about

• a transition sentence

• a detail

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.3.2

Where would you find transition words and phrases?

• body

• conclusion

• introduction

• topic sentence

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.W.3.1C

CCSS.W.3.2C

How many main ideas should you have in the body of the essay?

• 1

• none

• 5

• 3

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

Which part of an expository essay comes first?

• conclusion

• transition words

• introduction

• body

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.W.3.1A

CCSS.W.3.2A

Which part of an expository essay comes last?

• introduction

• body

• conclusion

• topic sentence

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.W.3.1D

CCSS.W.3.2D