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How to Write an E xpository Essay

How to Write an E xpository Essay. Mrs. Farrell English 8. Format. Introduction • Hooks the reader and captures his or her attention • Contains the topic sentence of the essay • Briefly states 3 or more main ideas which will be explained in body of paper Body

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How to Write an E xpository Essay

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  1. How to Write an Expository Essay Mrs. Farrell English 8

  2. Format • Introduction • • Hooks the reader and captures his or her attention • • Contains the topic sentence of the essay • • Briefly states 3 or more main ideas which will be • explained in body of paper • Body • Longest section of the essay • • Contains 3 or more fully developed paragraphs • (one paragraph to support each main idea stated in • the introduction) • • Each paragraph contains a topic sentence and at • least 4 to 5 supporting detail sentences • • Transition words and phrases help move reader • from one idea to the next (Ex: also, in addition, • another reason, etc.) • Conclusion • • Brings closure to the essay • • Briefly restates 3 the main ideas (without repeating • the exact words in the introduction) • • May end with strong statement or an appeal to the • emotions

  3. We created an introductory paragraph:

  4. Introductory Paragraph We created a context by taking our broad topic: why fire safety is important to you and your family and zeroing in on looking at events from the past, the Triangle Factory Fire, to see what sort of rules were created by the government in response to the death of so many woman.

  5. Intro Paragraph: Thesis Statement

  6. You have to refer to the format and to the thesis statement to move on: • It’s a good idea to create a simple to use graphic organizer. • I use the same one EVERY time I write. • We set our graphic organizer up with text-details last week.

  7. Body Paragraphs • What will be the topic sentence of your first body paragraph? • It comes from the thesis statement

  8. What is the next paragraph about?

  9. Conclusion Conclusion • • Brings closure to the essay • • Briefly restates the main ideas (without repeating the exact words in the introduction) • • May end with strong statement or an appeal to the emotions

  10. Conclusion • Don’t even try to use any lame phrases like: “as you can see” • Add Student Resource #11 • “Workers Assail Night Lock-In’s By Wal-Mart”

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