Expository Writing

Expository writing has 3 parts.

Select the correct 3.

• introduction

• counterclaim

• conclusion

• body

Expository means...

• to persuade

• to explain or describe something

• to read carefully

• to ask questions about a topic

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

The 1st sentence of your essay should be your...

• thesis statement

• hook

• claim

• audience

Each body paragraph begins with a transition, then a...

• hook

• thesis statement

• claim

• topic sentence

Expository writing is _____________.

• informational text

• fictional text

The thesis statement is usually the last sentence in the introduction paragraph?

• false
• true

What is the purpose of an expository writing piece?

• To inform/explain
• To persuade
• To express ideas/feelings
• To entertain

True or False: The topic sentences belong in the first sentence of each body paragraph.

• True

• False

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

• True

• False

True or False: The thesis statement belongs in your body paragraphs.

• True
• False