Explanatory Body Paragraph

What is the purpose of an explanatory/expository/informational essay?

• tell a story

• get someone to agree or disagree with you

• make someone laugh

• to provide information on a topic or to explain something

True or False: Explanatory essays can provide opinion or criticism as evidence.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What are the components of an explanatory body paragraph?

How many paragraphs are in an explanatory essay?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 6

The topic sentence is the...

• tells the topic of your entire essay

• tells the topic of the paragraph

• sums up the paragraph

• explains why the topic is important

TRUE OR FALSE: The topic sentence can be more than one sentence.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The supporting detail in an explanatory paragraph

• gives facts, statistics, or quotes

• explains why the topic is important in your own words

• gives your opinion on the topic

• gives background information on the topic.

TRUE OR FALSE: It is acceptable to use "I, me, my, us" in your explanatory essay.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Why is it important to have evidence in your body paragraph?

(There are 2 answer choices)

• to provide facts to support the topic sentence and supporting details

• to make your writing stronger

• other peoples words sound better

• to make the paragraph longer

The closing sentence _____________ the topic sentence and what your paragraph was about.