1. The Expository Essay
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2. What is Expository? Inform Explain Examine Discuss Interpret
Please translate all of the above before tomorrow!

3. Key Vocabulary Topic: Thesis: Claim: Evidence: Bias:
Main idea you are writing about (from prompt)
A sentence that explains what your essay will be about
What you are showing/proving (in the thesis)
Examples that prove you are right
التحيز / parcialidad
What the reader already believes

4. Sample Prompt
Think about innovations that have made vehicles safer such as seat belts and air bags.
Write an essay in which you describe a safety improvement that has helped to save lives.

5. Planning and Prewriting
Before your write your essay – PLAN: make an outline
Topic:
Introduction:
Body:
Conclusion:

6. Introduction
Background information – from the prompt and what you already know
Example: What do you know about the sample topic?
Thesis – the main idea of your essay; what you are trying to show readers
Example:Write a thesis for the sample prompt:
main topic + your focus idea = thesis statement

7. Example Thesis
Topic = Safety improvements in driving such as airbags and seatbelts
Focus Idea = have saved many lives
Thesis = Seatbelts and airbags have made great improvements in driving safety and have saved many lives.

8. Body Topic sentence Evidence to support ideas
Explanation of the evidence
Address the biases
Concluding Sentence

9. Conclusion Review main points
Explain the significance of the topic and claim
Do not introduce new ideas or evidence in the conclusion!