Expository Essay Quiz

The purpose of an expository essay is to _____.

• describe

• persuade

• argue

• explain

Expository writing should be _____.

• creative

• factual

• entertaining

• funny

What is a hook?

• The sentence that grabs the reader's attention.

• The sentence that explains my specific example.

• The sentence that ends my essay.

• The sentence that has the most vocabulary words.

The paragraphs of an essay that serve as support.

• Introduction Paragraph

• Thesis Statements

• Body Paragraph

• Conclusion Paragraph

The paragraph which presents the main idea of the essay.

• Introduction Paragraph

• Body Paragraphs

• Thesis Statements

• Conclusion Paragraph

Example taken from literature, history, or current events that supports your topic sentence and thesis statement.

• Topic Sentence

• Concrete Details

• Commentary

• Closing Sentence

______ tell(s) how your evidence supports your topic sentence and WHY it matters

• Topic Sentence

• Concrete Detail Sentence

• Commentary Sentence

• Closing Sentence

Re-states the importance of the topic/main idea of the essay. Often mirrors the INTRODUCTION.

• Commentary Sentence

• Thesis Statements

• Body Paragraphs

• Conclusion Paragraph

What type of words are these: all in all, furthermore, for instance, in other words, for example?

• Transition Words

• Commentary Words

• Vocabulary Words

• Concrete Words

My examples should ______.

• be something cool.

• be a personal story.

• be fiction.

• help me explain the thesis statement