Expository or Argumentative

Write an argumentative essay in which you reflect whether Marie Curie or Louis Pasteur made more significant contributions to society. Your essay must include relevant (be based on) ideas, concepts, and information from the passage set (both texts/passages).

• Informative

• Argumentative

Your social studies class is researching both traditional and unexpected heroes. Using the information and examples found in the “Courage and Heroism” passage set, write an expository essay on what it means to be courageous.

• Informative

• Argumentative

You have been asked to write an essay for your school's blog in which you support or oppose the use of an artist’s music in advertising. Use information from the “Should Musicians Change Their Tune?” passage set in your essay.

• Informative

• Argumentative

Your town’s public library is hosting an exhibit on pen names throughout history. You have been asked to write an expository article for the exhibit’s display explaining why some authors choose to use pen names. Your essay should be based on the ideas and concepts found in the “Pen Names in Literature” passage set.

• Informative

• Argumentative

Which of the following best describes the function of supporting details in an expository essay?

• To narrate a story or event

• To persuade the reader to adopt a certain viewpoint

• To provide evidence and examples that explain the main idea

• To introduce the topic and thesis statement

Which of the following skills is crucial when analyzing arguments in argumentative essays?

• Identifying the setting and characters

• Recognizing the author's bias or perspective

• Sequencing events accurately

• Describing sensory details

The thinking or logic used to make a claim in an argument.

• The press

• Reasoning

• Refutation

• Evidence 

What are the three types of expository essays?

• Narrative, persuasive, descriptive

• Classification, definition, process

• Cause-and-effect, compare-and-contrast, argumentative

Write an essay arguing for or against the requirement of physical education classes for all students. Your essay must be based on ideas and information from the passage set.

• Informative

• Argumentative

You have been asked to write an argumentative essay for your school's blog in which you support or oppose the use of cellphones in schools. Use information from “Smart Phones Allow Social Learning" and "Cell Phones Promote Dishonesty and Distractions in Class."

• Informative

• Argumentative