Expository Essay Structure

What are the three MAIN parts of an essay?

• Thesis, examples, details

• introduction, body, conclusion

• prompt, introduction, hook

• details, examples, analysis

Each body paragraph should contain_________.

• topic sentence, evidence, analysis, link back

• More reasons

• personal opinions

• vague examples

What should you have in your INTRODUCTION?

• Lot's of ideas and examples

• Thesis statement

• Hook & thesis statement

• Topic sentence

A thesis statement should have a _____________ and ____________.

A topic sentence _______.

• Is the first sentence in the body paragraph

• Introduces the topic for the body paragraph

• Doesn't introduce any new ideas

• All of the above

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What should your FIRST body paragraph be about?

• More reasons

• Reason 2 from your thesis

• Your opinions on the prompt

• Reason 1 from your thesis

What should your SECOND body paragraph be about?

• The second reason from your thesis

• More reasons

• Your hook

• The first reason from your thesis

When breaking down the prompt, what key-word do you look for to know what you're supposed to write about?

• Read

• Think

• Write

• Remember

Where does the thesis statement go?

• The first body paragraph

• The last sentence in the introduction

• The conclusion

• We don't need a thesis statement

What makes a good conclusion?

• Re-wording your thesis statement

• Mic-Drop / call to action

• Give more ideas

• Tell a story