Organization of an Expository Essay

How many paragraphs will your expository essay have? 

• 4

• 2

• 3

• 5

Your introductory paragraph should include 3 of this

• main supporting details that you will be discussing in your essay. 

• attention grabbers

• evidence

one of the things that your introductory paragraph should include is this. 

• Attention Grabber

• Evidence

• Conclusion

Your introductory paragraph is generally no more than _______ sentences. 

• 1

• 5

• 2

• 3

Each of the 3 supporting paragraphs (the body of your essay) will include the following 2 things..

• conclusion and attention grabber

• pretty pictures

• topic sentence and evidence

The conclusion paragraph should include: 

• readdressing the thesis/claim & conclusion based on evidence

• an attention grabber 

• new evidence

• pretty pictures

Where does the topic sentence come in the supporting/evidence paragraphs? 

• at the end

• The first sentence

• in the middle

In the conclusion, does the readdress of the thesis have to be the exact same as in your introductory paragraph? 

• Yes

• No