1.   Begin setting up your notebook, JUST LIKE THIS! Quietly… Cover should have your name and English I Immediate next page should have your name, English I, class period, and semester Immediate next page should be your table of contents, just like this! When you have these three complete, begin number your pages. ASK ME IF YOU NEED ANY HELP!

2.   What are the qualities of a good friend? Describe at least two qualities and explain their importance to a friendship.  Write 5-7 complete sentences Warm Up

3. English 1 Lake Travis High School From Writing with Power

4.   Expository writing seeks to inform, explain, clarify, define, or instruct  From the root “expose” which means “to display; to present for view; to exhibit; to make known; to unmask” What is Expository Writing?

5.  Examples of Expository Writing  letters  newsletters  definitions  instructions  guidebooks  catalogues  newspaper articles  magazine articles  manuals  pamphlets  reports  research papers

6.   Writer is a “teacher”  Presents information/facts on a topic  Written in 3 rd person (it, he, she, they)  Uses formal language (no slang)  Straightforward Characteristics of an Expository Essay

7.   Explain  Describe  Discuss  Compare  Contrast  Analyze  State/Explain  Inform Verbs to Look for in a Prompt:

8.  COMPARISON – Author explains how things are alike or different CAUSE AND EFFECT – Author lists one or more causes and the resulting effect or effects CHRONOLOGICAL- Author presents information in the order of their occurrence in time PROBLEM SOLVING - The author states a problem and lists one or more solutions for the problem Types

9.  Parts of an Expository Essay  Introduction – captures the attention of the reader using a rhetorical question, an interesting fact or statistic, an anecdote, etc.; include a thesis that introduces the topic or issue  Body Paragraphs – Break down parts of the topic, provide facts or quotes to support the ideas, and provide explanations or interpret facts/quotes  Conclusion – rephrase thesis, includes another rhetorical question, interesting fact, anecdote, etc. to conclude/wrap up ideas presented

10.  What is the most important sentence in the essay?  The Thesis Statement!  Why???  Drives structure and content  Thesis should be clear, simple, and supportable

11.  Example  Too much/too specific:  The steam engine was invented because America is a very large country and people need to travel long distances so they could settle the frontier and find gold in California.  Just right:  The invention of the steam engine changed the landscape of America by allowing people to travel further and by speeding up the settlement of the frontier.

12.   Create a thesis statement for the following prompt:  It is now second semester, and you are halfway done with your freshman year! Do you know what it takes to succeed in English 1? Write a two-pronged thesis for an expository essay explaining how to be successful in English 1. (for a stamp)  Complete p. 195/196 Punctuating Titles (for a daily grade) Your Homework: