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Expository Essay. I. Introductory Paragraph ... Body Paragraph One - Topic Sentence – Introduce the idea of the two topics being similar to each other.
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Expository Essay I. Introductory Paragraph A. Attention Getter/Hook : a quotation ______________________________________ a fact/ statistic/ statement ______________________________________ a question ______________________________________ set a mood ______________________________________ a story ______________________________________
A. Background Summary : Explain or clarify the hook to ground the reader back in your topic. What are two comparisons or contrasts that you will be going into detail about? ______________________________________
B. Thesis Statement : A road map for the paper = tells the reader what to expect from the rest of the paper.
II. Body Paragraph One - Topic Sentence – Introduce the idea of the two topics being similar to each other.
. This should be a general description in which you'll detail in the paragraph. ________________________________
A. **Factual Supporting Detail 1 –** State a fact that shows how the two topics are similar.____________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ B. **Factual Supporting Detail 2 –** State another fact that shows how the two topics are similar._________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________
C. Factual Supporting Detail 3 – State one more fact that shows how the two topics are similar. ______________
D. Conclusion and Transition Statement : Conclude the paragraph by restating your first sentence but try to also transition into the next paragraph. _______________________________________________________________
III. Body Paragraph Two - Topic Sentence – Introduce the idea of the two topics being different from each other. This should be a general description in which you'll detail in the paragraph.________________________________________
A. Factual Supporting Detail 1 – State a fact that shows how the two topics are different._____________________
B. Factual Supporting Detail 1 – State a fact that shows how the two topics are different._____________________
C. Factual Supporting Detail 2 – State another fact that shows how the two topics are different._______________
D. Conclusion and Transition Statement : Conclude the paragraph by restating your first sentence but try to also transition into the next paragraph. _______________________________________________________________
IV. Conclusion: Conclude your paper the same way you started, except backwards: A. Restate your thesis statement/main idea with slightly different wording._________________________________________
B. Final Thought – Make a final, factual comment about the two topics.