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Expository Essay #1

This guide walks you through creating a polished expository essay, emphasizing the importance of transitioning thoughts into a Word document with structured paragraphs. Begin with drafting the introduction, body, and conclusion while ensuring coherence. Incorporate analogies to deepen understanding and subordinate clauses to enhance sentence complexity in each paragraph. Finally, revise your work critically by assessing clarity, flow, and effectiveness in conveying the thesis. Pay close attention to detail and word choice to meet evaluative criteria for a high-quality essay.

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Expository Essay #1

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  1. Expository Essay #1 Draft II: Jazzed up and typed up

  2. #1: Type • Transfer everything you wrote on the shaping sheets to a Word document (include introductory paragraph, body paragraphs, and conclusion).

  3. #2: Analogy • Add an analogy comparing something in the book to something you know about (use the graphic organizer to help you do this)

  4. #3: Subordinate Clauses • Add a subordinate clause (with a subordinating adverbial conjunction) to EACH PARAGRAPH. • This means you should have at least four—one for the intro, two for each body paragraph, and one for the conclusion. • But…the more, the better your writing sounds.

  5. #4: Revisions • Read over your essay and ask yourself the following: • Do the sentences flow together nicely? • Is there anything that needs more explanation/doesn’t make sense? Is there anything that seems out of place? • Are you conveying the main points of your thesis throughout the body paragraphs? In other words, are you discussing how Esperanza’s environment influenced her, specifically referring to stories/characters from the book? • Do you have quotes integrated in your body paragraphs and commentary to explain them?

  6. Rubric • Remember, you are being evaluated on the “concrete detail” and “word choice” sections on the rubric—pay attention to these!

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