LCC 111: Expository Essay

What is the purpose of an expository writing piece?

• To inform/explain

• To express ideas/feelings

• To entertain

• To persuade

Expository writing should be. . .

• Creative

• Entertaining

• Funny

• Factual

What is a thesis statement?

• The sentence that introduces my specific example.

• The sentence which states the main points of the paper.

• The sentence that ends my essay.

• There is no thesis statement in an expository essay.

What paragraph is your thesis statement in?

• Introduction & Conclusion

• Introduction and Body paragraphs

• Body Paragraphs and Conclusion

What is a hook?

• The sentence that grabs the reader's attention.

• The sentence that explains my specific example.

• The sentence that ends my essay.

• The sentence that has the most vocabulary words.

Which paragraph is your hook in?

• Introduction

• Body 1

• Conclusion

• All of the above

Which of these elements can be included in an introduction?

• A comic strip

• An image

• An entire poem

• A question, fact, quote, or a definition

An expository essay consists of

• Rising action, climax, and falling action

• Introduction, body, and conclusion

• Stanzas

• None of the above

In which paragraph do you restate the thesis statement?

• Introduction

• Conclusion

• You don't restate the thesis

• Body 2

What type of words are these: all in all, furthermore, for instance, in other words?

• Pronouns

• Synonyns

• Transitions

• Details