Expository Writing

True or False? The thesis statement would be found in the body part of the essay.

• True
• False

An expository essay consists of:

• beginning, middle, and end
• rising action, climax, falling action
• introduction, body paragraph(s), conclusion.
• stanzas

The space between the margin of the paper and the beginning of a paragraph is called

• a space
• a blank
• nothing
• an indent

True or false?

When creating a thesis statement, you state the claim you intend to prove throughout your paper.

• True

• False

Expository essay should be written in...

• Third Person

• First Person

• Second Person

The introduction paragraph of an expository essay should include what two things?

• a hook

• evidence

• thesis

• topic sentence

Your expository essay should have how many paragraphs?

• 3
• 4
• 5
• 2

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

• Details
• Exposition
• Thesis Statement
• Conclusion

Your introduction should have this in addition to your thesis statement.

• hook/ question /attention grabber
• bar/ statement/ quiz
• line/ quote
• text/ message

What is the author's purpose in an expository text? 

• To explain 
• To entertain
• To describe
• To tell a story

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.6