Fast Writing Expository

The purpose of expository writing is:

• to tell an interesting story

• to inform or explain

• to share an opinion of belief

• to show that you are an expert on a certain topic

Expository writing is all about:

• Feelings

• Opinions

• Facts

• Stories

TEC stands for:

• Thesis, Evidence, Conclusion

• Thesis, Evidence, Commentary/explanation

• Topic sentence, Explanation, Commentary

• Topic sentence, Evidence, Commentary/explanation

What makes a topic sentence most effective in TEC writing?

• It makes an entertaining or humorous statement

• It summarizes the point that you making with the evidence in that paragraph

• It grabs the reader's attention with details

• It states the opinion that you are trying to convince the reader about

Why do we need reliable evidence in a TEC paragraph?

(Check all that apply).

• Evidence helps show our readers that we are telling the truth, and not simply making things up.

• Evidence allows us to support our ideas and explanations with accurate facts

• Evidence allows us to convince readers that we are the actual experts, by using their words as our own

• Evidence helps us speak from an informed position about a topic, even if we are not experts

Why do we need to cite our evidence?

(Check all that apply)

• You actually don't...it's just a suggestion, not a requirement

• It shows the reader that our ideas our supported by other people, and that we're not just making stuff up

• It gives credit to the expert sources that provided the information

• It keeps us from committing plagiarism

Why do we need commentary after we cite evidence?

(check all that apply).

• It helps explain the evidence to the reader, so they can follow along better

• It connects our own ideas to the evidence, to show our own understanding

• It is required to prevent plagiarism

• It guarantees an "A" for the expository essay

Where is the thesis statement written in an expository essay?

• in the opening paragraph (beginning)

• somewhere in the body paragraphs (middle)

• in the concluding paragraph (end)

• anywhere you want, it doesn't actually matter

In expository writing, the thesis acts like a topic sentence for your entire essay.

• true

• false