Expository Essay Format

What must you do in the first sentence of each paragraph (after the transition word)?

• Restate thesis

• list reason 1

• list reason 2

• give examples

What kind of essay are we writing?

• Persuasive

• Narrative

• Expository

• Informative

What kind of essay are we writing for the English I STAAR?

• Persuasive

• Expository

• Narrative

• None

What kind of words start paragraphs 2, 3, and 4?

• smart words

• transmission words

• transition words

• big words

What must you do in the first sentence of each paragraph, after the transition word?

• nothing

• give examples

• restate your thesis

• give a counterargument

How many paragraphs should your essay have?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Select the correct format of a body paragraph outline:

• Topic sentence, support a, support B, Support C, Concluding Paragraph

• Topic Sentence, Support A, Expand A, Support B, Expand B, Suport C, Expand C, Concluding Sentence

• Topic Sentence, Transition sentence, Support A, Support B, Expand C, Concluding Pargraph

What are the three paragraphs in the middle of an essay called?

• The Body.

• The Introduction.

• The conclusion.

• Supporting Details. 

In which part of the essay should your hook go?

• The body paragraphs.

• The introduction.

• The conclusion. 

• The topic sentence. 

How many paragraphs in an explanatory essay?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6