Expository Essay Review

What's an "essay"?

• First sentence of the essay that grabs the reader’s attention.

• A formal piece of writing about a prompt or topic.

•  First sentence of the body paragraph that states the topic.

What's an introduction paragraph in an essay?

• First paragraph of the essay.

• Last paragraph of the essay.

• First sentence of the essay that grabs the reader’s attention.

What's the conclusion?

• First sentence of the body paragraph that states the topic.

• One sentence that clearly states the purpose of the essay.

• Last paragraph of the essay.

What's the body paragraph(s)?

• All paragraphs that come between the introduction and conclusion.

• The first paragraph.

• The last paragraph.

What's a topic sentence?

• First sentence of the body paragraph that states the topic.

• One sentence that clearly states the purpose of the essay.

• First sentence in the introduction to engage the reader.

What's a "hook" sentence?

• The thesis statement.

• First sentence in the introduction to get the reader's attention.

• First sentence in a body paragraph.

What are some examples of a "hook"? There's more than one correct answer.

• A question.

• A quote.

• Dialogue or figurative language.

• Hi! My name Susie and today I'm going to tell you all about making charm bracelets.

What should you include in your conclusion paragraph? There's more than one correct answer.

• Restate your thesis.

• Write some final details about the prompt.

• End on a "mic drop."

• Thanks for reading my essay!!!

What's a thesis statement?

• One sentence that clearly states the purpose of the essay.

• The first sentence of a body paragraph.

• The first sentence in the introduction.

How many sentences should a thesis sentence be?

• ONE

• TWO

• THREE