Expository Paragraphs

Where would you usually find the topic sentence in a paragraph? 

• It's the last sentence of the paragraph.

• The topic sentence is found in the middle of the paragraph after the details. 

• Most of the time it is the first sentence of the paragraph. 

• At the end of the introduction paragraph.

Each sentence after the topic sentence...

• explains another topic.

• restates the thesis.

• works to support and prove the idea of the topic sentence.

Which of the following is NOT an order of an expository paragraph?

• Chronological order

• Spatial order

• Logical order

• Alphabetical order

Which order is most often used to explain a concept or idea?

• Chronological order

• Spatial order

• Logical order

• Topical order

In each body paragraph you should have a topic sentence and __________.

Choose all that apply.

• Transition words of phrases

• Thesis Statement

• Text Evidence

• Explanation

Each body paragraph should have a topic sentence, text evidence, and....

• Explanation

• Dialogue

• Thesis statement

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

How many body paragraphs do you need if you have two reasons in your thesis statement?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Which type of paragraph would this topic sentence best go with: The Himalayan Mountains are the tallest mountains in the world.

• persuasive

• narrative

• expository

• descriptive

What are the basic types of paragraphs?

• expository, declarative, interrogative, statement

• process, cause and effect, expository, persuasive

• descriptive, expository, narrative, persuasive