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The Expository Essay

The Expository Essay. English I Pre-AP 2014-2015. Expository essays require that the writer give information, explain the topic or define something. An essay is a literary composition that expresses a certain idea, claim, or concept and backs it up with supporting statements.

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The Expository Essay

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  1. The Expository Essay English I Pre-AP 2014-2015

  2. Expository essays require that the writer give information, explain the topic or define something. • An essay is a literary composition that expresses a certain idea, claim, or concept and backs it up with supporting statements.

  3. It will follow a logical pattern, to include an introductory paragraph (make the claim), a body (support), and a conclusion (summary of statements and support).

  4. Introduction • The introduction is the first paragraph in your essay, and it should accomplish a few specific goals(3 lines). • 1. Capture the reader's interest • It's a good idea to start your essay with a really interesting statement, in order to pique the reader's interest. • Remember your thesis was the last sentence of the introduction paragraph.

  5. Avoid starting out with a boring line like • "In this essay I will explain why Rosa Parks was an important figure." • Instead, try something like • "A Michigan museum recently paid $492,000 for an old, dilapidated bus from Montgomery, Alabama." • The second sentence sounds much more interesting, doesn't it? It would encourage most people to keep on reading.

  6. Introduce the topic • The next sentence should explain your first statement, and prepare the reader for your thesis statement. • "The old yellow bus was reported to be the very one that sparked the civil rights movement, when a young woman named Rosa Parks..."

  7. Thesis • Prepare your reader for the essay in a thesis sentence. • These is a road map for the paper; in other words, it tells the reader what to expect from the rest of the paper.

  8. Body • The body of the essay will include two-three paragraphs, each limited to one main idea that supports your thesis. You should state your idea, then back it up with three or more sentences of evidence or examples.

  9. Conclusion • Your conclusion should include the following: • Your restated thesis. Please do not just rewrite your thesis. This is your opportunity to write your thesis using different words that have the same meaning. • Sense of closure…DO NOT WRITE “In conclusion”

  10. Things to Remember • NO 1st or 2nd person point of view. • NO “I” “You” “Me” “Our” etc. • NO “I’m going to tell you” • NO “My essay will be about” • NO beginning an essay with a question • NO “I believe that”

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