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The Expository Essay

The Expository Essay. Your new best friend!. What is Expository?. Inform Explain Examine Discuss Interpret Please translate all of the above before tomorrow!. Topic: Thesis: Claim: Evidence: Bias:. Main idea you are writing about (from prompt)

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The Expository Essay

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  1. The Expository Essay Your new best friend!

  2. What is Expository? • Inform • Explain • Examine • Discuss • Interpret Please translate all of the above before tomorrow!

  3. Topic: Thesis: Claim: Evidence: Bias: Main idea you are writing about (from prompt) A sentence that explains what your essay will be about What you are showing/proving (in the thesis) Examples that prove you are right التحيز / parcialidad What the reader already believes Key Vocabulary

  4. Sample Prompt • Think about innovations that have made vehicles safer such as seat belts and air bags. • Write an essay in which you describe a safety improvement that has helped to save lives.

  5. Planning and Prewriting • Before your write your essay – PLAN: make an outline • Topic: • Introduction: • Body: • Conclusion:

  6. Introduction • Background information – from the prompt and what you already know • Example: What do you know about the sample topic? • Thesis – the main idea of your essay; what you are trying to show readers • Example:Write a thesis for the sample prompt: main topic + your focus idea = thesis statement

  7. Example Thesis • Topic = Safety improvements in driving such as airbags and seatbelts • Focus Idea = have saved many lives • Thesis = Seatbelts and airbags have made great improvements in driving safety and have saved many lives.

  8. Body • Topic sentence • Evidence to support ideas • Explanation of the evidence • Address the biases • Concluding Sentence

  9. Conclusion • Review main points • Explain the significance of the topic and claim • Do not introduce new ideas or evidence in the conclusion!

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