The Expository Essay

1. The Expository Essay Building an Expository Essay

2. Brainstorming 1. Choose the topic Snowmen Making snowballs Good snow Fun Creative Top hat Frosty the Snowman Hard work Different shapes Snowman kits Carrot nose Stick arms Fun faces Child’s play Cold weather

3. Build your outline. • Introductory Paragraph • Attention getter a.k.a Hook • General background information • Thesis statement • Body Paragraph • Topic sentence • Detail • Supporting details • Concluding sentence • Concluding Paragraph • Restate thesis • Summarize • Clincher

4. The Body It is easy to make a fabulous snowman by following three important steps. The first step is having the right snow. Not all snow is the same. Snow that is too wet or too dry does not make good snowballs. Perfect snow will form a snowball easily when cupped in your hands. Once you have the perfect snow, the next step is rolling it into a gigantic snowball. Proper rolling technique insures that your snowman is jolly and round, and not ugly and cylindrical. You must rotate the ball as you roll it to get big, fat snowballs. The final step to making an incredible snowman is accessorizing. Nowadays, accessory kits are available that include a fake carrot nose, buttons for eyes and even a black top hat. Of course, many people still like to use decorations and old clothes from home to make their snowmen one of a kind, unique creations. Either way you choose to go; a face, arms, a scarf and a hat are necessities for every respectable snowman. Following these three fundamental steps will ensure that you have a spectacular snowman that is a true masterpiece.

5. Topic sentence with controlling idea It is easy to make a fabulous snowman by following three important steps. The first step is having the right snow. Not all snow is the same. Snow that is too wet or too dry does not make good snowballs. Perfect snow will form a snowball easily when cupped in your hands. Once you have the perfect snow, the next step is rolling it into a gigantic snowball. Proper rolling technique insures that your snowman is jolly and round, and not ugly and cylindrical. You must rotate the ball as you roll it to get big, fat snowballs. The final step to making an incredible snowman is accessorizing. Nowadays, accessory kits are available that include a fake carrot nose, buttons for eyes and even a black top hat. Of course, many people still like to use decorations and old clothes from home to make their snowmen one of a kind, unique creations. Either way you choose to go; a face, arms, a scarf and a hat are necessities for every respectable snowman. Following these three fundamental steps will ensure that you have a spectacular snowman that is a true masterpiece.

6. Details with transition signals It is easy to make a fabulous snowman by following three important steps. The first step is having the right snow. Not all snow is the same. Snow that is too wet or too dry does not make good snowballs. Perfect snow will form a snowball easily when cupped in your hands. Once you have the perfect snow, the next step is rolling it into a gigantic snowball. Proper rolling technique insures that your snowman is jolly and round, and not ugly and cylindrical. You must rotate the ball as you roll it to get big, fat snowballs. The final step to making an incredible snowman is accessorizing. Nowadays, accessory kits are available that include a fake carrot nose, buttons for eyes and even a black top hat. Of course, many people still like to use decorations and old clothes from home to make their snowmen one of a kind, unique creations. Either way you choose to go; a face, arms, a scarf and a hat are necessities for every respectable snowman. Following these three fundamental steps will ensure that you have a spectacular snowman that is a true masterpiece.

7. The concluding sentence It is easy to make a fabulous snowman by following three important steps. The first step is having the right snow. Not all snow is the same. Snow that is too wet or too dry does not make good snowballs. Perfect snow will form a snowball easily when cupped in your hands. Once you have the perfect snow, the next step is rolling it into a gigantic snowball. Proper rolling technique insures that your snowman is jolly and round, and not ugly and cylindrical. You must rotate the ball as you roll it to get big, fat snowballs. The final step to making an incredible snowman is accessorizing. Nowadays, accessory kits are available that include a fake carrot nose, buttons for eyes and even a black top hat. Of course, many people still like to use decorations and old clothes from home to make their snowmen one of a kind, unique creations. Either way you choose to go; a face, arms, a scarf and a hat are necessities for every respectable snowman. Following these three fundamental steps will ensure that you have a spectacular snowman that is a true masterpiece.

8. Introductory Paragraph Introductory Paragraph • Attention getter a.k.a Hook • General background information • Thesis statement

9. Make your thesis statement. • A thesis statement is similar to a topic sentence. • However, the thesis is a statement about the essay's purpose; it therefore drives every paragraph of the essay. • It tells your reader what the whole essay is going to be about.

10. Snowman thesis statement Three fundamentals are the basis for building a great snowmen.

11. Make an attention getter • There are four kinds of attention getters. • Question • Have you ever made a snowman? • Fact • The average annual snowfall in Glacier Park, Canada is 1471 centimeters. • Personal Anecdote • As a child, nothing was more exciting than waking up that first winter’s morning to the sight of freshly fallen snow… • Quote • The Welsh poet, Dylan Thomas once said “ It snowed last year too: I made a snowman and my brother knocked it down and I knocked my brother down and then we had tea.”

12. Give general background information • Example using a QUESTION attention getter Have you ever made a snowman? Building a snowman can be a wonderful way to enjoy a snowy day. However, making a good snowman is hard work and can be tricky if you don’t have experience . Three fundamentals are the basis for building a great snowman.

13. Give general background information • Example using a FACT attention getter The average annual snowfall in Glacier Park, Canada is 1471 centimeters. That is a lot of snow, but knowing how to make an awesome snowman can alleviate some of the stress from having to live with it snowing all the time.Three fundamentals are the basis for building a great snowmen.

14. Give general background information • Example using a PERSONAL ANECDOTE attention getter. As a child, nothing was more exciting than waking up that first winter’s morning to the sight of freshly fallen snow. I could hardly wait to get outside to play in the new wintery wonderland and to build my first snowman of the season. Over the years, I have made hundreds of snowmen and now know the secrets to constructing an awesome snowman. Three fundamentals are the basis for building a great snowmen.

15. Give general background information • Example using a QUOTE attention getter The Welsh poet, Dylan Thomas once wrote, “ It snowed last year too: I made a snowman and my brother knocked it down and I knocked my brother down and then we had tea.” Indeed, making a snowman is a cherished memory for many people. However, creating an awesome snowman can be challenging and involves a bit of work. Three fundamentals are the basis for building a great snowmen.

16. Concluding Paragraph • Concluding Paragraph • Restate thesis • Summarize • Clincher

17. Concluding Paragraph • Restate the thesis Indeed, building a fabulous snowman can be accomplished by keeping to these three fundamentals.

18. Concluding Paragraph • Summarize Indeed, building a fabulous snowman can be accomplished by keeping to these three fundamentals. Knowing the right kind snow, the proper snowball rolling technique and how to accessorize your snowman creation will guarantee that you have the most amazing snowman possible every time. So on your next snowy day, enjoy a day outside. Don’t be depressed and all stressed out by the weather. Build the greatest snowman ever!

19. Concluding Paragraph • Add a clincher Indeed, building a fabulous snowman can be accomplished by keeping to these three fundamentals. Knowing the right snow, the proper snowball rolling technique and how to accessorize your snowman creation will guarantee that you have the most amazing snowman possible every time. So on your next snowy day, enjoy some time outside. Don’t be depressed and all stressed out by the weather. Build the greatest snowman ever!

20. Concluding Paragraph Indeed, building a fabulous snowman can be accomplished by keeping to these three fundamentals. Knowing the right snow, the proper snowball rolling technique and how to accessorize your snowman creation will guarantee that you have the most amazing snowman possible every time. So on your next snowy day, enjoy some time outside. Don’t be depressed and all stressed out by the weather. Build the greatest snowman ever!

21. The Three Paragraph Essay The average annual snowfall in Glacier Park, Canada is 1471 centimeters. That is a lot of snow, but knowing how to make an awesome snowman can alleviate some of the stress from having to live with it snowing all the time.Three fundamentals are the basis for building a great snowmen.

22. It is easy to make a fabulous snowman by following three important steps. The first step is having the right snow. Not all snow is the same. Snow that is too wet or too dry does not make good snowballs. Perfect snow will form a snowball easily when cupped in your hands. Once you have the perfect snow, the next step is rolling it into a gigantic snowball. Proper rolling technique insures that your snowman is jolly and round, and not ugly and cylindrical. You must rotate the ball as you roll it to get big, fat snowballs. The final step to making an incredible snowman is accessorizing. Nowadays, accessory kits are available that include a fake carrot nose, buttons for eyes and even a black top hat. Of course, many people still like to use decorations and old clothes from home to make their snowmen one of a kind, unique creations. Either way you choose to go; a face, arms, a scarf and a hat are necessities for every respectable snowman. Following these three fundamental steps will ensure that you have a spectacular snowman that is a true masterpiece.

23. Indeed, building a fabulous snowman can be accomplished by keeping to these three fundamentals. Knowing the right snow, the proper snowball rolling technique and how to accessorize your snowman creation will guarantee that you have the most amazing snowman possible every time. So on your next snowy day, enjoy some time outside. Don’t be depressed and all stressed out by the weather. Build the greatest snowman ever!

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