Expository Essay

What is the purpose of an expository writing piece?

• To inform/explain

• To express ideas/feelings

• To entertain

• To persuade

An expository essay consists of

• Rising action, climax, and falling action

• Introduction, body, and conclusion

• Stanzas

• None of the above

Expository writing should be. . .

• Creative

• Entertaining

• Funny

• Factual

What is a theses statement?

• The sentence that introduces my specific example.

• The sentence which states the main idea of the paper.

• The sentence that ends my essay.

• There is no thesis statement in an expository essay.

How many body paragraphs are in most essays?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What paragraph is your thesis statement in?

• Introduction

• Body paragraphs

• Conclusion

• All of the above

Which of these elements can be included in an introduction?

• A comic strip

• An image

• An entire poem

• A question, fact, quote, or a definition

In which paragraph do you restate the thesis statement?

• Introduction

• Conclusion

• You don't restate the thesis

• Body 2

What helps your essay flow easily to the next idea?

• Conclusion

• Facts

• Similes

• Transitions

What must you remember to do in the conclusion?

• Give a last example

• Use a transitional sentence

• Restate the thesis

• Restate the hook