Expository Essay

What is the purpose of an expository essay?

• to entertain

• to inform/explain

• to persuade

Which one of the choices below would be the best example of expository writing?

• A book of poems

• A science textbook

• A journal

• A fictional story

Expository writing should be....

• Entertaining

• Creative

• Funny

• Factual

What is the first sentence of your body paragraph?

• Thesis

• Topic sentence

• Hook

• Commentary

What is the first sentence in the introduction paragraph?

• Topic sentence

• Hook

• Thesis

• Supporting detail

What is the last sentence in the introduction paragraph?

• Hook

• Topic sentence

• Thesis

• Supporting detail

You need to restate/reword your thesis in which paragraph?

• Introduction

• Body paragraph

• Conclusion

How many body paragraphs do you need?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

How many total paragraphs do you need?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

What is the correct way to cite evidence in your essay?

• Six minutes of reading a day increases stress by 68%

• According to the text, Six minutes of reading a day increases stress by 68%.

• According to the text, "six minutes of reading a day increases stress by 68%"

• According to the text, "Six minutes of reading a day increases stress by 68%."

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1