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Expository Essays Expository (adj): serving to expound, set
forth, or explain EOC Graphic Organizer Example Prompt: Read the
information in the box below: Although many people face different
situations that require courage, there are few people who choose to
act with courage. Think carefully about this statement. Write an
essay explaining how some people choose to face situations with
courage. Courage is identifying the things that frighten or
challenge us and facing them with confidence and bravery. The
thesis statement is the most important sentence in your essay.
Thesis Statement The thesis statement should be specific (use
wording from your prompt!) The thesis statement should be the last
sentence of your introduction! Example Prompt: Read the information
in the box below: Although many people face different situations
that require courage, there are few people who choose to act with
courage. Think carefully about this statement. Write an essay
explaining how some people choose to face situations with courage.
Courage is identifying the things that frighten or challenge us and
facing them with confidence and bravery. Thesis Statement: Write an
essay explaining how some people chooseto face situations with
courage. People often rely on courage to guide them
throughchallenging times. When people face situations with courage,
they can trulychange our world. People often have to overcome fears
in order to facesituations with courage. True bravery comes from
facing situations with courage. Topic Sentences Your TOPIC SENTENCE
is: The mini-thesis of a paragraph
For the EOC, you should have TWO (one for each paragraph) Topic
Sentences: Thesis: People often have to overcome fears in order
toface situations with courage. Many great leaders have shown
courage in times of crisis inorder to better our society. Even
everyday people can face situations with courage. Use specific
examples to support your topic sentence.
Concrete Details Use specific examples to support your topic
sentence. Your examples may be from history, literature, current
events, or even personal. Concrete Details Many great leaders have
shown courage in times ofcrisis in order to better our society.
Ronald Reagan standing up to Russia in order to end othercold war.
Martin Luther King, Jr. standing up for racial injustice. Even
everyday people can face situations withcourage. A personal example
of a time when you had to showcourage. An example of a friend or
relative showing courage. Commentary Your commentary should extend
and expand on your specific example, illustrating how it connects
to your thesis! You should have at least two sentences of
commentary to explain and develop your concrete detail! Repeat this
process for your second body paragraph! Remember that you only have
26 lines, so your essay needs to be both precise and concise.
Summary Sentence Theres no box for thisbut an important step!
Concluding/summary sentence that ties back toyour thesis. Bring the
paragraph to a conclusion and transitionto the next. Essay
Structure Introduction Body Paragraph #1 Body Paragraph #2
Hook Bridge Thesis Body Paragraph #1 Topic Sentence Concrete Detail
Commentary x2 Summary Sentence Body Paragraph #2 Concluding
Statement Introductions Hook Grab the ATTENTION of your
reader
Narrative or Anecdote: Tell a (brief) story Illustration:Give an
example related to your topic Surprising Statistic: Provides
shocking or surprising fact Analogy:Draw a comparison between your
subject andsomething else Statement of Opposing View:For effect,
build up onepoint of view and then show the contrast with your
thesis Quotation: Select a famous quotation that relates to
yourtopic (needs to be stated by someone with authority) Bridge How
are you going to connect your HOOK to your THESIS?
Since your HOOK is a broad statement and your thesis isfocused, you
will need a sentence or two to draw theconnection! BUILD A BRIDGE
Example HOOK: Many of us carry them with us wherever we
go.Whetherit is a four-leaf clover, a horseshoe, or a rabbits foot,
these charmshelp ensure that things go our way. BRIDGE: On Sunday
of the first weekend of the 1999 season, itseems that the Dallas
Cowboys were in possession of all three of these items. During
their game against the Washington Redskins,the Cowboys somehow
managed to stage a comeback against apreviously undefeated team.
All teams enjoy some measure of luckat one time or another, but the
Dallas Cowboys franchise appearsto have had more than its share.
THESIS:The Dallas Cowboys have historically been the luckiestteam
in the National Football League Introductions Hook Bridge Thesis
The attention-getter
Sentence connecting the hook to the thesis Thesis Your statement of
purpose for the essay Introductions Hook Grab the ATTENTION of your
reader
The purpose of the hook, or attention-getter, is to capturethe
readers attention, to make him or her want to continuereading. The
hook should be relatively short (one sentence, maybetwo if
absolutely necessary). Introductions Narrative or Anecdote: Tell a
(brief) story related toyour topic Example:Jennifer had lost it
all: her boyfriend dumped her, her bestfriend moved away, and the
concert she had been looking forward towas canceled. Introductions
Illustration: Give an example related to your topic
Example: Standing on a podium in front of one of the iconicbackdrop
of the Lincoln Memorial, Martin Luther King, Jr., sharedhis dream
with America and changed the world. Introductions Surprising
Statistic: Provides shocking or surprisinginformation related to
the general topic of the essay Example:According to a recent New
York Times poll, 43% ofpilots admit to falling asleep during
flight. Introductions Analogy:Draw a comparison between your
subject andsomething else that may be comparable Example: A kettle
sits on a stove gathering heat; slowly the waterbegins to boil,
releasing steam from the spout. Introductions Statement of Opposing
View:For effect, build upone point of view and then show the
contrast with yourthesis Example: Some may say that poetry is a
waste of time and energy,but for many, the complexity and layers of
meaning that poets craminto lines of poetry speak to a part of the
soul that no other mediumcan ever reach. Introductions Quotation:
Select a famous quotation that relates toyour topic (needs to be
stated by someone withauthority) Example: Famous poet Robert Frost
once stated that, Poetry iswhen an emotion has found its thought
and the thought has found itswords. Introductions Hook Grab the
ATTENTION of your reader
Narrative or Anecdote: Tell a (brief) story Illustration:Give an
example related to your topic Surprising Statistic: Provides
shocking or surprising fact Analogy:Draw a comparison between your
subject andsomething else Statement of Opposing View:For effect,
build up onepoint of view and then show the contrast with your
thesis Quotation: Select a famous quotation that relates to
yourtopic (needs to be stated by someone with authority) Bridge
BUILD A BRIDGEand get over it!
How are you going to connect your HOOK to yourTHESIS? Since your
HOOK is a broad statement and your thesis isfocused, you will need
a sentence or two to draw theconnection! BUILD A BRIDGEand get over
it! Example HOOK: A kettle sits on a stove gathering heat;slowly
the water begins to boil, releasing steam fromthe spout. BRIDGE:
The slow build of pressure in a kettle issimilar to the slow build
of Atticus Finchs lessons forhis children. THESIS:In the novel, To
Kill a Mockingbird,Harper Lee shows that the most meaningful
lifelessons take time to fully develop. Example HOOK: Standing on a
podium in front of one ofthe iconic backdrop of the Lincoln
Memorial, MartinLuther King, Jr., shared his dream with America
andchanged the world. BRIDGE: Today, in 2016, that dream is
beingrealized because one man made a difference. THESIS:People who
are dedicated to their dreamscan bring about great change for
society. Examples: Courage Essay Prompt
John Wayne once stated, Courage is being scared to death,but
saddling up anyways. Since his proclamation, this iconicman has
inspired millions of people to do what they havebeen afraid to do.
Courage is a way people stand up to theirfears. When people think
of courage, they often think of knights inshining armor, daring
military leaders , and adventurers whorisk it all. However, far
more often, courage is the little things,like staying calm when
danger is inevitable. Where there is aknight in shining armor,
there is always someone waiting hisrescue. Courage can be shown in
big an small ways, but it isarguably the hardest human trait to
show. Concluding Statement Reword, rephrase, reimagine your thesis
statement. For a 26-line EOC essay, this is enough to conclude
youressay.Theres not room for much else. Make sure your concluding
statement is separated into itsown paragraph! Expository Prompt
Read the information in the box below: Sometimes changing your
behavior is the only way to make up for a past mistake. Think
carefully about this statement. Write an essay explaining how
actions can be more powerful than words. Right actions for the
future are the best apologies for wrong ones in the past. -Tyron
Edwards Todays Expectations:
Prewrite/Brainstorm/Plan your response to thisprompt (actions speak
louder than words). If you finish planning/brainstorming ideas, use
theShaping the Paragraphs page to begin draftingyour essay.
TOMORROW you will finish drafting and begin therevising and editing
process. ON FRIDAY you will write out your final draft.