Expository Essay 11.16.22

 

Q. 

THINK about the people you care about.

WRITE about one person who has been important to you. Explain what makes this person special.

Choose the best topic sentence for this essay?

• I don't like people. This is an essay about my dog.

• My Aunt Jan is a very special person to me and has always played an important role in my life.

• I have a lot of people in my family. My dad is an important person.

• I love my mom. She inspires me every day.

What part do you need to add above your topic sentence?

• Conclusion

• Indention

• Hook

• Paragraph

Everyone has a favorite time of the year.

THINK about the time of year that you like best.

WRITE to explain why this time of the year is your favorite.

Choose the best topic sentence for this prompt?

• I like going to the beach because it's fun.

• Christmas is a magical time of year. It is full of family and fun and definitely my favorite.

• Once there was a magical unicorn.

  We had the best adventures together.

• My tia is my favorite person in the whole world.

Expository means what?

• researching

• telling how you feel

• Informing

• sharing opinions

_{Without this, we wouldn't know what you are talking about...}

• Details

• Exposition

• Thesis Statement

• Conclusion

The essay must include proper punctuation and spelling.

• True

• False

Each paragraph must include

• sentences and abbreviations

• topic and theme

• words and phrases

• Central Idea, details

Choose the characteristics of an expository essay (pick 3)

• Universal Truth that can be proved wrong

• It should not have a conclusion

• There must be a thesis

• It should not have many examples

How do you write body paragraph #1?

• Reason #1, Detail, elaborate, detail, elaborate, transition summary

• Reason #2, detail, elaborate, detail, transition summary

• Reason #1, detail, detail, transition summary

• Reason #1, detail, elaborate, transition summary

Which prompt BEST fits the following thesis? "It is important to have something to work towards so that you don't get bored."

• WRITE an essay explaining the importance of never giving up.

• WRITE an essay explaining whether it is important to learn from our experiences.

• WRITE an essay explaining whether it is important to have goals.

• WRITE an essay explaining whether it is important to be passionate about something.