2. TODAY WE ARE GOING TO LEARN... HOW TO WRITE AN EXPOSITORY ESSAY !!!!!!

3. WHAT IS AN EXPOSITORY ESSAY? An EXPOSITORY essay is a multi-paragraph essay with a specific structure. It explains a position or opinion that you have regarding a topic or text. It provides adequate textual evidence to support that opinion. AN EXPOSITORY ESSAY IS NOT … It is not a summary of the book. It is not a book review or a book report. It is not ONLY your opinion. You must base your ideas on events from the text.

4. An EXPOSITORY essay contains ____ paragraphs. All paragraphs have a name: 1st Paragraph(s) : Introductory Paragraph(s) Paragraph #2, 3, 4 etc.: Body Paragraphs Final Paragraph(s): Concluding Paragraph(s) FORMAT OF AN EXPOSITORY ESSAY

5. Introductory Paragraph Body Paragraphs Concluding Paragraph

6. Introductory Paragraph Purpose of Intro Paragraph To introduce your essay to the reader. Elements of Intro Paragraph Title of text and author Brief summary of text Topic Statement Topic Statement: A sentence that states the theme or idea that will be proven in the essay. It appears at the end of the introductory paragraph. It is like an answer to a question.

7. Structure of Introductory Paragraphs for Text-Based Writing

9. I NTRODUCTIONS SHOULD SNAP THE AUDIENCE TO ATTENTION IN 1 OF 5 WAYS : Startling statement or statistic: “Last year alone, 49 people in this city were murdered: 11 of those were children.

10. R HETORICAL Q UESTION Do you feel safe walking down your street alone at night?

11. A NECDOTE (B RIEF S TORY ) “The wind felt cold that night, like a bony hand reaching inside my thin coat. The hair on my neck stood at attention. Then, I heard his footsteps behind me.”

12. P ERSONAL R EFERENCE A UDIENCE C AN R ELATE TO … We’ve all been there. The game of hide and go seek is over, but no one is around. You know they cannot be far away, but you don’t hear or see anyone. It can be a little scary to be the last one standing, unfound.

13. Q UOTE THAT LEAVES AN IMPRESSION A German philosopher once said, “Fear makes the wolf bigger and badder than he is.”

14. Anything that lives in nature lives in constant danger. Animals, for example, must protect themselves from insects and other animals. Did you know that some plants also have ways to protect themselves from hungry animals or insects? Plants have three ways that they use to stay safe in nature. Using the Blues to Hook the Audience 13

15. Body Paragraphs Purpose of Body Paragraphs: To support your topic statement using direct quotations, specific textual detail, and strong explanations. Elements of a Body Paragraph: Topic Sentence Textual Evidence Explanation of Evidence Concluding/ Transition Sentence

16. TOPIC SENTENCE The first sentence in each body paragraph. It gives the reader specific information about what will be explained in the body paragraph. It is best to use words from the TOPIC STATEMENT in this sentence. TEXTUAL EVIDENCE Sentences in the body paragraph which use the AUTHOR’S EXACT WORDS to help support your topic statement. EXPLANATION OF EVIDENCE Sentences in the body paragraph which explain to the reader HOW YOUR TEXTUAL EVIDENCE SUPPORTS YOUR TOPIC STATEMENT. VOCABULARY OF BODY PARAGRAPHS

17. Body Paragraph Topic Sentence Explanation of Evidence Textual Evidence Concluding Sentence (repeat for each piece of textual evidence)

18. CONCLUDING PARAGRAPH Purpose of Concluding Paragraph To summarize your main ideas for your reader, so they leave your writing with clarity. Elements of Concluding Paragraph Restate your topic statement Review body paragraphs

19. Concluding Paragraph Restate Thesis Review Paragraph Ideas

20. Organization is the KEY to great expository writing Informal Outlines 19

21. Traffic Light Organization GO! Write a topic sentence. SLOW DOWN! Give a reason, detail, or fact. Include a transition. STOP! Explain. Give an example. GO BACK! Remind the reader of your topic. Spiral p 152 Tool 4 – 6a Spiral pp 144 – 145 Tool 4 – 6b 20

22. Planning for Expository Writing 21 Create a template for your PLAN using the color coding T = C =

23. Assignment: Name a book you read over the summer. Write a paragraph explaining three reasons why you enjoyed it so much. Responding to a Text 22

24. 23 T = The Twelve Million Dollar Note  Exciting tales  chart ocean currents C = interesting book ─ Jack Worm ─ will inside written by Daisy Alexander millionaire’s daughter ─ bottle’s finder got $12 million ─ explains disasters at sea ─ 2000 years ago ─ Theophrastus Greek oceanographer theory/dropped bottle  Use of bottle messages ─ March 16, 1949 ─ solve a crime ─ predict oil spills ─ Strait of Gibraltar proved theory Planning with an Informal Outline Tool 4-7a

25. Example When I first started The Twelve Million Dollar Note by Robert Kraske, I thought that I’d picked a boring book, but now I feel different. First, the book tells many exciting tales of how ordinary people have changed their lives by finding a bottle on the beach with a message tucked neatly inside and a cork stuck on the top. One tale, for example, occurred on March 16, 1949, when Jack Worm found a bottle with a will inside. The will was written by Daisy Alexander, the daughter of Isaac Singer, a famous sewing machine millionaire. She left the finder of the bottle twelve million dollars, half of her estate. The book also tells of many other uses for bottle messages. Some of the messages were used to explain a disaster at sea, to solve a crime, or to predict oil spills. In addition, The Twelve Million Dollar Note tells how ocean currents were charted by the use of bottle messages. Two thousand years ago, a Greek oceanographer named Theophrastus believed that the Mediterranean Sea received most of its water from the Atlantic Ocean. He dropped bottles into the Strait of Gibraltar to prove his theory. I’m glad that I didn’t give up on this book and I’d recommend it to you if you are looking for interesting reading.

26. Star Ideas – Drawing Conclusions Star Ideas DO NOT come directly from the text the student’s ideas, feelings, opinions about the text supported with evidence from the text support the point of view in the topic sentence 25

27. TS E E Accordion Paragraph Front of paper 26 E E C Back of paper

28. Hi, my name is _________________ and I’m going to tell you three things about…. This is about… Let me tell you about… Here are... Better Options Through Strategies Look Familiar? 27

29. Do not use the following as your first words: There are two reasons…. Here are three facts…. There’s or Here’s…. There are The Big Rule 28

30. E E One tale, for example, occurred on March 16, 1949, when Jack Worm found a bottle with a will inside. Paper Folding 29 Front of paper Refer to your ACCORDION PARAGRAPH ACCORDION PARAGRAPH The will was written by Daisy Alexander, the daughter of Isaac Singer, a famous sewing machine millionaire. The 12 Million Dollar Note captures each and every person who reads it. First, the book tells many exciting tales of how ordinary people have changed their lives by finding a bottle on the beach with a message tucked neatly inside and a cork stuck on the top.

31. Back of paper When you want a great read, consider reading The 12 Million Dollar Note. Paper Folding 30 Refer to your ACCORDION PARAGRAPH

32. Stacking Paragraphs Introduction Body Paragraphs Conclusion