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1 Expository Essays Requires the writer to investigate an idea, evaluate evidence, expound on the idea, and set forth an argument concerning that idea in a clear and concise manner. This can be accomplished through rhetorical strategies such as: comparison and contrast, definition, exemplification, cause and effect, etc.

2 Expository Essay Structure Thesis Statement –Clear, concise and defined –Debatable, non-neutral statement

3 Expository Essay Structure Thesis Statement –Clear, concise and defined –Debatable, non-neutral statement Body - Evidential Support –Each paragraph limited to one general idea –Each paragraph related to the thesis –Ideas appear in logical sequence

4 Expository Essay Structure Conclusion –Readdresses the thesis in the light of the evidence presented –Do not introduce new information –Synthesize the information –Relate the information to the future –Leave the reader with something to think about


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