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Elements of Expository

Elements of Expository. The genre of Expository is:. Non-fiction. The focus of expository is on the:. subject. Thesis / controlling idea. Your promise to the reader of what you are going to write about. (For 7th grade, we include the prompt and our 2 reasons.). transitions.

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Elements of Expository

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  1. Elements of Expository

  2. The genre of Expository is: • Non-fiction

  3. The focus of expository is on the: • subject

  4. Thesis / controlling idea • Your promise to the reader of what you are going to write about. (For 7th grade, we include the prompt and our 2 reasons.)

  5. transitions • They build bridges to connect sentences and paragraphs.

  6. Main ideas • The reasons you are giving to support your essay.

  7. Supporting details • Details to back up your reasons/main ideas.

  8. examples • Real world examples to support the reasons. text-to-text, text-to-world, text-to-self.

  9. Graphic organizer • Outline style • Introduction/First Paragraph • Hook/Lead___________________________________________________________________________ • Thesis (Promise of what you’re going to write about): • Restate Prompt:______________________________________________________________________ • Reason #1 ___________________________________________________________________________ • Reason#2____________________________________________________________________________ • 2nd Paragraph • Reason #1 Re-stated: ______________________________________________________ • Supporting detail: ________________________________________________________ • Specific/Detailed Example(s) to support your supporting detail: ________________ • 3rd Paragraph • Transition: ______________________________________________________________ • Reason #2 Re-stated: _____________________________________________________ • Supporting Detail: ________________________________________________________ • Specific/Detailed Example(s) to support your supporting detail: _________________ • Conclusion/4th Paragraph • TRANSITION +Concluding Sentence that re-states the prompt (start with a transition word or phrase that’s used to summarize/conclude): _____________________________________________________ • Summarizing Sentence (re-states reason #1 and reason #2): __________________________________ • Reflective Sentence (final thoughts/message): _____________________________________________

  10. organization • Expository can be organized by order of importance, sequence, compare and contrast, or problem and solution.

  11. Verb tense • Present tense

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