1. Example: constitution: a document that takes a stand
Warm-Up: 9/10/14
Looking at your homework from “The Circuit,” which setting do you think captures the theme of hardship the most? Explain why.
Prefix: Constitutus
Definition: stand
Example: constitution: a document that takes a stand

2. Expository Writing: Timed Write
Tomorrow you will write your first essay in class: you will have all class period to write it. All you may use on the essay tomorrow is the following: your 7th grade writing folder, “The Circuit” homework, and today’s graphic organizer.

3. Prompt:
Over the past few weeks we have been studying how sensory language, denotation/connotation, and literary devices are used to bring forth meaning in writing, and thus our world. In an expository essay, explain how Francisco Jimenez uses language to express the hardships of migrant life in his short story “The Circuit”

4. What is Expository Writing?
‘Expository’ is a synonym of ‘explanatory’. An expository essay or article, thus, is a piece of writing that explains or informs.
It is meant to be based on fact and free of the writer’s prejudices.
Structurally, a piece of expository writing has the following components:
An introduction that introduces the central idea you’ll talk about in the essay or article.
The main body that presents evidence to back up the idea. This is the meat of the essay and should be at least 3-4 paragraphs long.
A conclusion that presents your idea again in the light of the evidence.

5. Closure
This will be your first essay in this class. What is the one area of writing you view as your strength? What is the one area of writing you view as your weakness?