You have two choices per class period Expository Essay Prompts

Directions and Flow Students you have been presented with 2 essay options per class. On a sheet of paper you will need to choose option 1 or option 2. Write down the essay option you have decided to write about. Your paper will following a text structure Outline Introduction/Thesis Main idea/ Supporting Details Main Idea/ Supporting Details Conclusion Café SQUIDD Thesis Statement

3rd Period Option1. Write an essay describing your school to a potentially new student. Option 2. At school, at work, and at play, we have to work in teams in order to achieve our goals. Think of some attributes that make a good team player, whether it be in a sport, at work, or at school when working in groups. Now write an essay to explain what makes a person a good team player.

4th Period Option 1.Think of your favorite characters whether it’s a book, movie or play, write an essay explaining the difference in the two characters and why you believe they are great characters. Option 2. Research shows that people communicate messages about who they are by the clothing they wear. Explain how and in what ways you think clothing sends messages to other people

5th Period Option 1. Write an essay explaining what causes students to drop out of high school. Option 2. Looking back over your years in school so far, explain what you would want to tell your teachers that might help them teach other students more effectively.

6th Period Option 1. Most students do not read or watch the news regularly or at all, resulting in a lack of knowledge about the world around them. Write an essay expressing why this is a problem and telling how this problem may be solved. Option 2. Look at this quotation: "Good things are not cheap, and cheap things are not good." Before you begin to write, think about the meaning of this quotation. Now write to explain how this quotation may apply to an experience of yours or the experience of someone you know. 

Today 11.16.16 Day 1 Lab You will need to open a word document and create the brainstorming Text Structure you will be using to organize your thoughts on your prompt topic. You will need to save your brainstorming as: Expository Essay Brain Map You will then open a new Word Document and save it as: Expository Essay Draft 1 On your Brain Map Document Create the text structure graph that you will be using. Begin placing your information in the graph. I would like you to find three sources online that will support your position on the topic you chose.

Text Structure Graphic Organizers

Text Structure Continued Sequential Order/ Chronological Order Compare and Contrast

Today 11.17.16 Open up your brain map document and your draft 1 document First part of class you will need to fill up your brain map document (15 minutes) Second half of class you will need type your thesis statement and at the least 1 topic paragraph with supporting details. (35minutes) Font Times New Roman, Size 12 or 14.

Today 11/18/16 Collectors PASS out ALL the Papers You are receiving your assessment to take home and correct over the break Will are going to revisit thesis statements, Topic Sentences and Supporting Details The Expository ESSAY Outline follows Thesis Paragraph Body 2 Topic Sentence Details to support opinion Body 3 Conclusion 4

The ABS’S of a Thesis Statement Your thesis statement is your promise to the reader. It focuses and controls the essay. ABCs of an Effective Thesis Statement A- The thesis statement ASSERTS. It makes a point. B- The writer of the thesis statement must BE an insider. Writers should make a point about an aspect of the topic that they have personal insight on. C- The thesis statement must be CLEAR. Strong thesis statements are usually simple and straightforward. Your Thesis Statement Must Include your topic and the point you want to make about your topic

Example Thesis Statements Good Thesis Statements There is a difference between writing a thesis statement and writing a good thesis statement. These instructions will help you write the latter. 1.  A good thesis statement is short and simple: it should be no longer than one sentence, regardless of essay length.  Good Example: Success is a result of doing the right things consistently. Bad Example: In a world full of success gurus and books about success, it becomes ever so more important to delineate the one trait that ultimately determines success: doing the right things consistently. 2.  A good thesis statement is limited to one main idea.  Good example: The key to successful dieting is focusing on a specific goal. Bad example: The key to successful dieting is focusing on a specific goal, which is also the key to successfully running a business and coaching a football team. 3.  A good thesis statement is a declarative sentence with no qualifiers (might, maybe, perhaps, etc.):  Good example: Lebron James' ability to score, pass, and rebound make him the league's most valuable player. Bad example: Does Lebron James' ability to score, pass, and rebound make him the league's most valuable player. Bad Example: Lebron James' ability to score, pass, and rebound just might make him the league's most valuable player.

The Thesis Clear, concise, and defined thesis statement Common approaches for developing a thesis or controlling idea statement include the following: Make a connection. Compare your topic/subject with something else that you’ve learned or studied in class or that you know a lot about. Consider making a connection that the reader might not normally make. Refute an accepted idea. Try to present new evidence or interpret existing evidence in a new way. Find something new. Look at a topic/subject from a new perspective. Think of an aspect that’s been overlooked. Define. Offer a definition of a key term that will get readers to see a controversial issue in a new way. Evaluate. Make an assessment about something’s quality or utility. Argue cause and effect. Explain how something happened or will happen because of something that was done. Propose a change. Suggest that at something needs to be done that has never been tried before.

SUPPORTING DETAILS Specific supporting details Supporting details are included to support the thesis and to help explain the topic. These details are specific; add substance to the essay; and are presented in a logical, organized way. Writers may use their own unique experiences or view of the world as the basis for writing or to connect their ideas in interesting ways. Details are often brainstormed before the author begins to write. These supporting details help the writer to determine the main points or ideas in the essay that support the thesis and which organizational structure would best suit the topic. STEP 1 Create a Topic Sentence for your paragraph STEP 2 List details that support the idea

Ways to support an idea Evidence consists of facts, expert opinions, quotable comments, clarifying examples, anecdotes, or illustrations that support your thesis statement. Many instructors use the term supporting details or concrete details instead of evidence. Facts: The most frequent type of evidence in an essay is facts. Facts include names, dates, or specific events. When writing about literature, evidence takes the form of plot summaries or specific quotations. Authoritative Opinions: Experts in the field about which you are writing provide supporting details and evidence for your thesis statement. The writer's opinion may also serve as an authoritative opinion if it is supported by facts. Quotable Comments: quotable comments provide support for your argument but should not be overused. Be sure the quote emanates from an authoritative source and is not misleading. Anecdotes: Anecdotes are humorous experiences that illustrate your point. In addition to supporting your argument, anecdotes can liven up an otherwise boring academic paper. Clarifying Examples: Examples that clarify your points and support your thesis statement make great evidence. Being able to define supporting details is not enough. Telling others what supporting details are is not enough. Being able to use supporting details effectively means discussing evidence that is relevant to the issues in your essay.

Organizing Thoughts Create a topic Sentence 1st Topic Sentence: Lebron James is the best player in the NBA Lebron James averages 29 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists per game. (Fact) NBA expert and ESPN.com columnist Bill Simmons asserts Lebron James has no ceiling. (Authoritative Opinion) Lebron has taken a moribund 19-win franchise to a perennial NBA title contender. (Fact) Lebron James leads all forwards in assists per game. (Fact) Cavalier fans spewed venomous insults toward Brazilian power forward Anderson Varajao for an ill advised shot at the end of game six. Lebron's defense of Varajao calmed the fanatics. (Anecdote) Lebron James went to Akron St. Vincent St. Mary's High School (Not  Relevant Evidence) My friend Tony says, "LeBron James is one bad mamma jamma." (Not Evidence; Bob is not an authoritative source) Mark Stein of ESPN says, "James has become the best player in basketball, hands down." (Quotable Comment) Lebron James rebounded the ball, dribbled from one end of the floor to another, and dunked over two players while being fouled by the third. (clarifying example) Basketball aficionado, Trent Lapsodoo, calls James the best player since Wilt Chamberlain. (Authoritative source)

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CAFÉ SQUIDD COMPARISON ANECDOTE FACTS EXAMPLES STATISTICS QUOTES ILLUSTRATIONS DETAILS DESCRIPTIONS

Comparisons Anecdote Facts Examples Statistics Quotes Illustrations Simile, Metaphors Looking at one thing and seeing another Anecdote Little Story about a read incident or person Facts An actual occurrence that can be verified Examples Look for “for example” or “ For Instance” Statistics Numbers or data that prove something(charts, graphs etc.) Quotes Something said by someone else Something said by someone famous or knowledgeable in a discipline Illustrations Imagery; words that make pictures in the wind Details Specifics, what you would see if you were only 5 inches away Descriptions General Characteristics, what you would see if you were several feet away.