Expository writing

What is the purpose of an expository essay?

• Persuade and inform

• Inform and Explain

• Entertain and Explain

• Explain and Persuade

Which of the following is NOT an example of an expository essay?

• An essay explaining the benefits of volleyball

• An essay explaining how the dollar's value dropped after the recession

• An essay contrasting a day trip to the city with a day trip to the beach

• An essay that informs a reader on how to make a pizza

Which of the following is NOT true in regards to expository essays?

• You need to write a thesis statement

• You should end your essay with a conclusion paragraph

• The length of the essay can vary

• You should support your facts with things like statistics

• An expository essay is about convincing your reader to take a side

What are the three components of an essay?

• Introduction, Thesis and conclusion

• Introduction, Body and Conclusion

• Introduction, Thesis and Body paragraph

• Thesis, Body and Conclusion

What is a lead/hook?

• The main idea

• The topic sentence

• Grabs the readers attention

• The most important part of your essay

Which lead uses a description?

• While most plants do little more than add beauty, others are vicious hunters that set traps to catch bugs.

• Laughing children run. Ice cream vendor's scoop buckets of frost treats. Riders scream as their coaster zip through the air.

• Have you ever felt like the black sheep of your family?

• "You have to let the sadness ride up." Willie May

Which of the following is a statistic?

• There are more lifeforms on a human skin than there are people on the planet.

• "All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others." George Orwell

• Oxymoron is a combination of contradictory or incongruous words (such as cruel kindness).

• Never make someone a priority who only makes you an option.

Which is the weakest type of hook to use in your essay?

• onomatopoeia

• fact

• description

• question

• quote

What is a thesis statement?

• the main idea

• the moral of your essay

• the topic sentence

• what will grab your readers attention

Where does your thesis statement go?

• conclusion

• body paragraph #1

• body paragraph #2

• introduction

• after the hook