EXPOSITORY ESSAY

Expository means what?

• telling how you feel 
• Informing
• sharing opinions
• researching

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

A thesis statement is the first sentence of a body paragraph

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

A statement or sentence that states the purpose of the essay

• Introduction

• Conclusion

• Topic Sentence

• Thesis Statement

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CCSS.RI.7.6

The paragraphs of an essay that serve as support.

• Introductions

• Thesis Statements

• Body Paragraphs

• Conclusions

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CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.W.7.2B

Re-state the important of the topic or issue. Often mirrors the INTRODUCTION.

• Thesis Restatement

• Conclusion Paragraph

• Body Paragraphs

• Thesis Statement

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

True or False: The topic sentence should explain what the entire essay will be about.

• True
• False

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CCSS.W.9-10.2

CCSS.W.9-10.2A

Without this, we wouldn't know what you are talking about...

• Details
• Exposition
• Thesis Statement
• Conclusion

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.6

What is a hook?

• A hook grabs the reader's attention.
• A hook ends the essay.
• A hook is the main idea of an essay.
• The hook explains what each paragraph is about. 

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8