1. Brainstorming and Drafting
EXPOSITORY ESSAY
Brainstorming and Drafting

2. Expository Essay Prompt
READ the following quotation.
If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.
—Michael Jordan
THINK carefully about the following statement.
No one can achieve success without overcoming obstacles.
WRITE an essay explaining the importance of never giving up.
Be sure to:
Clearly state your controlling idea
Organize and develop your explanation effectively
Choose your words carefully
Use correct spelling, capitalization, punctuation, grammar, and sentences

3. Composing Expository Writing Day 1
Prompt: WRITE an essay explaining the importance of never giving up.
Band
Steve Jobs
Prompt/Topic.
Athletics
Never Giving Up
Career
Reasons
Helen Keller
Academics
Students complete their own Circle Maps.
Family

4. Composing Expository Writing Day 1
Select two best reasons from the Circle Map and place on the Flow Map.
Quitting has become quite common in today’s society. If something isn’t going right, people just give up. Do you think Einstein achieved his goals by quitting? By never giving up and persevering, people will be able to accomplish their academic goals, and take those accomplishments on with them in their careers.
Students select two best reasons from their Circle Maps and place on their Flow Maps.
Academics
Career
Opening paragraph.
Students write their opening paragraphs.

5. Composing in Expository Writing Day 1
Add at least 2 examples for each reason (commentary and examples).
Quitting has become quite common in today’s society. If something isn’t going right, people just give up. Do you think Einstein achieved his goals by quitting? By never giving up and persevering, people will be able to accomplish their academic goals, and take those accomplishments on with them in their careers.
Mark your Thesis Statement/Controlling Idea!
Careers
Academics
Students add at least 2 details to their Flow Maps.
Getting noticed
Taking charge of education by asking teachers/peers for help
Getting ahead in life
Study/work hard in college to land a rewarding career.

6. Composing in Expository Writing Day 2
Quitting has become quite common in today’s society. If something isn’t going right, people just give up. Do you think Einstein achieved his goals by quitting? By never giving up and persevering, people will be able to accomplish their academic goals, and take those accomplishments on with them in their careers.
Add transition words/ phrases.
The most significant
Initially, or My initial reason
Students add transition words/ phrases.
Rewarding
career
Academics
Closing paragraph.
Taking charge of education by asking teachers/peers for help
Getting noticed
Students add closing paragraphs.
Study/work hard in college to land a rewarding career.
Getting ahead in life
Students work in pairs to orally rehearse their essays using their Flow Maps.
Never giving up is imperative in life. By striving for achievement instead of settling for failure, people will not only succeed academically, but they can also achieve greatness when it comes to their careers. What wonders await those who never give up.

7. Composing Expository Writing Day 3 - Taking it off the map
Quitting has become quite common in today’s society. If something isn’t going right, people just give up. Do you think Einstein achieved his goals by quitting? By never giving up and persevering, people will be able to accomplish their academic goals, and take those accomplishments on with them in their careers.
circle each part of the map in a different color.
Initially,
The most significant
academics
Rewarding
career
Getting noticed
Students circle each part of their maps in a different color.
Taking charge of education by asking teachers/peers for help
Getting ahead in life
Study/work hard in college to land a rewarding career.
Never giving up is imperative in life. By striving for achievement instead of settling for failure, people will not only succeed academically, but they can also achieve greatness when it comes to their careers. What wonders await those who never give up!.

8. Quitting has become quite common in today’s society
Quitting has become quite common in today’s society. If something isn’t going right, people just give up. Do you think Einstein achieved his goals by quitting? By never giving up and persevering, people will be able to accomplish their academic goals, and take those accomplishments on with them in their careers.
Initially, people should never give up on academics, because doing well in school will springboard a person’s future. Many students simply give up when a subject becomes too challenging. If they would only take charge of their education by asking instructors or peers for guidance, they could get a better grasp of what they are learning, and work toward life after grade school. Being accepted into a college or university is a wonderful experience, but it’s what students do while they attend that truly sets them up for lifelong success. Academics can be very challenging. Putting forth some effort will bring students much closer to where they see themselves in the future.
The most significant reason why never giving up is ever so important is because most people want to land a rewarding career. Being stuck in a dead-end job with no way of moving up the ladder just sounds dull. Eugene Alexander is a Bank Examiner. He worked through many challenges in his Finance classes in college, and discovered that he had a true passion for the subject. By doing so well, he was recruited by the Federal Government straight out of college, and is now working toward his goal of becoming the president of a bank. The road has and will continue to be bumpy for him, but he has the work ethic and drive to accomplish his goals.
Never giving up is imperative in life. By striving for achievement instead of settling for failure, people will not only succeed academically, but they can also achieve greatness when it comes to their careers. What wonders await those who never give up!

9. Is the expository writing in your class structurally sound?
Provides information about a topic, direction for a task or procedure, or reasons for a particular stance or opinion- it does not tell a story
Has a logical progression of ideas that is easy to follow and paraphrase ( no nattering, clutter, or fru-fru)
Has a concise beginning that identifies the topic and orients the reader to what the writing will be about
Has a middle that is well developed with sufficient elaboration- this elaboration relates directly to either the steps in a procedure, a particular category of information, or reasons given for an opinion or stance
Has an ending that provides a summary for the reader