Expository Writing Passages

What is an expository/informative essay used to do?

• Argue being for/against a topic.

• Describe a personal experience.

• Inform the reader about a given topic.

• Entertain the readers with a created story.

TRUE/FALSE: The INTRODUCTION should begin with a HOOK to draw in the reader's' attention.

• True

• False

specific examples, details, and facts

• context

• evidence

• commentary

• analogy

words used to connect ideas

• lead

• tone

• rhetoric

• transitions

also referred to as a “hook”; can be a quote, question, anecdote, or intriguing statement used as an attention grabber

• thesis

• topic sentence

• lead

• context

a sentence that states the main idea of a paragraph

• commentary

• lead

• topic sentence

• rhetorical question

sentences that explain how the information is relevant to the topic sentence and bring a sense of closure to the paragraph

• thesis

• leads

• body paragraphs

• commentary

the ending of a paragraph or essay, which brings it to a close and leaves an impression with the reader

• introduction

• body paragraph

• conclusion

• call to action

What is the purpose of expository writing?

• to explain or inform

• to tell a story

• to persuade

• all of the above

Your expository essay should:

• have an introduction, body, and conclusion

• be completely fictional

• have at least 3 examples

• use APE