EssentialElementsofExpositoryEssays

___ Name, Date, Block in upper right-hand corner ___ Title of your essay is centered- ___ Introduction, Body, and Conclusion ___ Intro. has an attention-getter (W. Inc 55) ___ Author and title mentioned in opening para. ___ Title of text is properly punctuated. ___ Intro. has a thesis statement which states //occasion// and //position// and the //comparison// of the topic (W. Inc 51, 248) ___ Body Paragraphs have the following components: (Writers Inc 97, 99) ___A. Topic Sentence (Writers Inc 96) ___B. Reason, Fact, Detail, Example, Quote, Statistic, Anecdote, Definition, Explanation, Paraphrasing, Comparison, Analysis, &/or Summary (see green box on p. 594) ___C. Essay uses at least 2 quotes to support main argument of essay. ___D. Student author uses parenthetical notation to cite source of quotes. (Golding 54) ___E. Closing(or clincher or transition) -restate your position; use keywords, summarize, convince, make a transition (link) to your next paragraph (Writers Inc 104) ___F. Transition words that move reader from idea to idea smoothly (W.Inc 114-5)
 * //Essential Elements of the Expository Essay//**

___ A Conclusion that: (Writers Inc 58) ___A. Revisits/reiterates the thesis statement ___B. Summarize/touch on/sum-up the main points of the essay ___B. Use //keywords// that occurred throughout your essay ___C. Convince the reader that you believe in what you have explained ___D. Conclude the essay