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Expository Essay Prewriting
INTRODUCTION
Hook/Topic you will be writing about (1 sentence)
Overview of topic (give basic information-borrow info. from the “thinking” part of the prompt) (2-3
sentences)
Thesis, What are you going to prove/argue? (1 sentence)
FIRST BODY PARAGRAPH
Topic Sentence/ What is this paragraph going to be about? (1 sentence)
Supporting Evidence (Give a piece of evidence using a real-life example) (1 sentence)
Explain Evidence (Why is your example important? What does it show?) (2-3 sentences)
Transition to next paragraph/idea (1 sentence)
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SECOND BODY PARAGRAPH
Topic Sentence/ What is this paragraph going to be about? (1 sentence)
Supporting Evidence (Give a piece of evidence using a real-life example) (1 sentence)
Explain Evidence (Why is your example important? What does it show?) (2-3 sentences)
Transition to next paragraph/idea (1 sentence)
THIRD BODY PARAGRAPH
Topic Sentence/ What is this paragraph going to be about? (1 sentence)
Supporting Evidence (Give a piece of evidence using a real-life example) (1 sentence)
Explain Evidence (Why is your example important? What does it show?) (2-3 sentences)
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Transition to next paragraph/idea (1 sentence)
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FOURTH BODY PARAGRAPH
Topic Sentence/ What is this paragraph going to be about? (1 sentence)
Supporting Evidence (Give a piece of evidence using a real-life example) (1 sentence)
Explain Evidence (Why is your example important? What does it show?) (2-3 sentences)
Transition to next paragraph/idea (1 sentence)
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CONCLUSION
Restate/Rephrase Thesis (1 sentence)
Argument Summary (summarize your evidence and explanations) (2-3 sentences)
Provide significance (Why is this topic/the ideas brought up in your paper important?) (1 sentence)