Expository Writing

Expository writing has 3 parts.

Select the correct 3.

• introduction

• counterclaim

• conclusion

• body

Expository means...

• to persuade

• to explain or describe something

• to read carefully

• to ask questions about a topic

This is also known as the writer's claim.

• transition

• main idea

• thesis statement

• topic sentence

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

The 1st sentence of your essay should be your...

• thesis statement

• hook

• claim

• audience

How many pieces of text evidence should support your topic sentence?

• 2

• 1

• 3

• 4

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

Each body paragraph begins with a transition, then a...

• hook

• thesis statement

• claim

• topic sentence

True or False:

You only need text evidence to support your topic sentence.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

__________________ create a logical flow by providing organization to an essay.

• Transitions

• Text features

• Words

• Context clues

Which of these are examples of expository writing

• Magazine article

• Report

• Letter to advocate to change the rules at school

• Biased article

Introduction must have the following elements:

• Thesis statement and topic sentences

• Reasons and evidence

• Hook, introduce the topic, and thesis statement

• Transitional words