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ENGLISH 10�HONORS ENGLISH 10

October 31st

Mr. Todoroff

Unit 4 Expository Essay Portfolio

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IMPORTANT NOTE

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Lesson Objectives

  • After this lesson students will understand:
    • How to choose a topic for the expository essay
    • How to organize the expository essay using an outline

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Core Standards

  • CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.9-10.1.a�Introduce precise claim(s), distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and create an organization that establishes clear relationships among the claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and evidence.
  • CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.9-10.2.b�Develop the topic with well-chosen, relevant, and sufficient facts, extended definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples appropriate to the audience's knowledge of the topic.

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UNIT 3 POEM

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Poem Portfolio

  • Remember the requirements for the poem:
    • Minimum 16 lines
    • Sound devices and figurative language
    • Color-coded highlights with a key identifying examples of figurative language and sound devices
    • The key needs to identify the type of element being used (personification, metaphor, alliteration, rhyme, etc
  • A sample is provided on the English 10 message board website

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Poem Portfolio

  • If your first draft successfully completes the requirement, you have the option of making a creative presentation of your poem along with the highlighted version

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A dashing top hat�And two eyes of charcoal�What’s next? I know! A carrot nose!�A smile of rocks but then I dunno�Hmmm…�A scarf I suppose!�A chest made of ice�Must not feel nice, but arms �Made of wood will give him some life�A stick here, a stick there, what do they intend?�A welcome embrace or a scary pretend?�A three button chest coat�Will have to suffice�This new friend I’m crafting from winter’s cold ice,�He sits there unblinking, contemplating new vice?�Or maybe he’s wondering what will come next�For when the freeze thaws�I’m sure he’ll be vexed.

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Poem Portfolio

  • Any questions about the poem?

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EXPOSITORY ESSAY

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Expository Essay

  • What does it mean?
    • Expository comes from the same root as the word expose, meaning “to show” or �“to reveal”
  • The goal of an expository essay is to show something using details, examples, and explanations
  • You need a clear thesis that you intend to prove with reasons and supporting details
  • Refer to the Portfolio Help topic on the English 10 website for more detailed information—we’ll look at that together soon

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Expository Essay: Guidelines

  • Suggested length
    • Five-paragraph structure
    • English 10 – 600-1000 words
    • Honors English 10 – Aim for 1000 words
  • MLA Format
    • Proper heading (name, teacher name, class, date)
    • Relevant title
    • 12-point font, double-spaced
  • CheckMyWork link

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Expository Essay: Choosing a Topic

  • The topic of your essay must relate to a literature selection from English 10A that you’ve been assigned to read so far
  • You may write about a particular story, poem, or other literary work from the course so far
  • Ideally, identify the theme of a selection and then explain how you arrived at that interpretation of the theme

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Expository Essay: Choosing a Topic

  • Important!
    • You are not writing a “book report” style essay
    • You are not writing a biography of an author!
    • Avoid summarizing the story… you are analyzing, not summarizing
    • Remember to show, not tell

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Expository Essay: Choosing a Topic

  • What is the theme of the story you’re choosing and how is it developed throughout the story?
  • How and why is symbolism used in the story or poem you chose? How does the symbolism help reveal the theme? Give specific examples from the text to support your thesis.
  • What type of irony is used in the story? How does the irony help support the theme? Give examples from the text to support your thesis.
  • Choose a literary device you see in the story. Track how it is used in the story and explain the purpose of using that device and how it helps the reader understand the theme.

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Expository Essay: Organization

  • Once you have your main topic, think of three (or more) reasons that show how it is true
  • These reasons become the supporting topics of your body paragraphs
  • For each reason, identify examples and details that focus on that particular supporting topic

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Thesis

  • Your essay must have a clear thesis statement—your main idea stated in one clear sentence
  • “My favorite holiday is Halloween”
  • “Halloween is the best holiday”
  • “Halloween is the best holiday because of the costumes, candy, and decorations”

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Expository Essay: Organization

  • Let’s take a closer look at how to organize an expository essay…

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Essay Organization�

Expository Essay

Mr. Todoroff

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Expository Essay Organization

  • The purpose of this lesson is to give you a visual aid in helping organize your expository essay
  • Let’s get started…

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Expository Essay

  • An expository essay can be most effectively organized in standard, five-paragraph form:
    • Introduction
    • Three body paragraphs
    • Conclusion
  • Visualizing the structure can help you see how the essay is put together

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An expository essay stays focused, supported, and structured

Introduction

Supporting Topic #1

Supporting Topic #2

Supporting Topic #3

Conclusion

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Five-paragraph essay structure

Paragraph 1

Introduction

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Five-paragraph essay structure

Introduction

Supporting Topic 1

Supporting Topic 2

Supporting Topic 3

Body Paragraphs 2-4

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Five-paragraph essay structure

Introduction

Supporting Topic 1

Supporting Topic 2

Supporting Topic 3

Conclusion

Paragraph 5

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Introduction Paragraph

Introduction

Supporting Topic 1

Supporting Topic 2

Supporting Topic 3

Conclusion

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Introduction Paragraph

  • Begins with an interest-grabbing statement about your main subject
  • If you’re writing about a literary work, always include the author and title of the selection you’re writing about
  • Preview your supporting topics
    • The supporting topics are the reasons your thesis is true
  • Your thesis statement should be the last sentence of the introduction

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Introduction Paragraph

  • An effective introductory paragraph starts off general and narrows toward a specific focus as it continues
  • In a way, your sentences “funnel” toward your thesis before your ideas pour out later in your supporting paragraphs

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Introduction Paragraph�Begin with general statement about your subject

Main Subject

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Introduction Paragraph�Then preview your three supporting topics

Supporting Topic 1

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Introduction Paragraph�Then preview your three supporting topics

Supporting Topic 1

Supporting Topic 2

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Introduction Paragraph�Then preview your three supporting topics

Supporting Topic 1

Supporting Topic 2

Supporting Topic 3

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Introduction Paragraph�Conclude your introduction with a thesis statement

Thesis statement

Supporting Topic 1

Supporting Topic 2

Supporting Topic 3

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Introduction Paragraph�Important components

Introduction

General statement on subject

Topic 1 Topic 2 Topic 3

Thesis

Supporting Topic 2

Supporting Topic 3

Supporting Topic 1

Conclusion

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Introduction Paragraph

  • As a reminder, always avoid using phrases such as
    • “In this essay I am going to show you…”
    • “The main topic of my essay is…”
    • “Next, I will write about…”
    • “In my opinion” or “I think that”
  • In fact, in an expository essay, you should avoid first-person statements altogether (“I”, “my”, “me”)
    • An expository essay explains and shows facts
    • Present your main ideas and topics as facts
    • If you can prove it with evidence, then it’s a fact!

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Body Paragraphs

  • The three supporting topics identified in your introduction become the topic sentences of each body paragraph

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Body Paragraphs

  • Every sentence in your body paragraph should relate to the topic of that paragraph
    • Commentary
    • Details
    • Examples
    • Explanation
    • Analysis
  • When every sentence in your body paragraph supports the topic, and each topic supports the thesis, you’ll have an essay in which every single sentence supports the thesis in some way

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Body Paragraphs

Supporting Topic 1

Body

Introduction

General statement about subject of essay

Topic 1 Topic 2 Topic 3

Thesis

Supporting Topic 2

Supporting Topic 3

Conclusion

Supporting Topic 1

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Body Paragraphs

Supporting Topic 1

Body

Introduction

General statement about subject of essay

Topic 1 Topic 2 Topic 3

Thesis

Supporting Topic 2

Supporting Topic 3

Conclusion

Supporting Topic 2

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Body Paragraphs

Supporting Topic 1

Supporting Topic 2

Supporting Topic 3

Introduction

General statement about subject of essay

Topic 1 Topic 2 Topic 3

Thesis

Body

Conclusion

Supporting Topic 3

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Body Paragraphs

Supporting Topic 1

Supporting Topic 2

Supporting Topic 3

Introduction

General statement about subject of essay

Topic 1 Topic 2 Topic 3

Thesis

Body

Supporting Topic 3

Conclusion

Topic 1

Topic 2

Topic 3

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Body Paragraphs

  • What makes an effective body paragraph?

Supporting Topic

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Body Paragraphs

  • Start each body paragraph with a clear Topic Sentence
  • The topic sentence establishes the main point of the paragraph
  • Use the preview sentences from the intro to write your topic sentence

Topic Sentence

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Body Paragraphs

  • Follow your topic sentence with supporting details
  • Each detail, example, and explanation should focus directly on the topic of that paragraph…
  • Stay focused!

Topic Sentence

  • Details
  • Examples
  • Explanations

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Body Paragraphs

  • Direct quotations from the text can sometimes be the most effective specific examples

Topic Sentence

  • Details
  • Examples
  • Explanations

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Body Paragraphs

  • Conclude each body paragraph with a closing sentence
  • A closing sentence that transitions to the topic of the next body paragraph can be best

Topic Sentence

  • Details
  • Examples
  • Explanations

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Closing sentence

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Conclusion

Supporting Topic 1

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  • Details
  • Examples
  • Explanations

Introduction

General statement about subject of essay

Topic 1 Topic 2 Topic 3

Thesis

Conclusion

Supporting Topic 2

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  • Details
  • Examples
  • Explanations

Supporting Topic 2

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  • Details
  • Examples
  • Explanations

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Conclusion

  • Summarize your three main points
  • Restate your thesis
  • Conclude the essay an in interesting manner

Conclusion

Summarize topics and restate thesis

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Complete Expository Essay

Supporting Topic 1

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  • Details
  • Examples
  • Explanations

Closing sentence

Introduction

General statement about subject of essay

Topic 1 Topic 2 Topic 3

Thesis

Supporting Topic 2

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  • Details
  • Examples
  • Explanations

Closing sentence

Supporting Topic 2

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  • Details
  • Examples
  • Explanations

Closing sentence

Conclusion

Summarize topics and restate thesis

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Review�

Introduction

General statement about subject of essay

Topic 1 Topic 2 Topic 3

Thesis

Supporting Topic 2

Supporting Topic 3

Conclusion

Supporting Topic 1

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Review�

Topic Sentence

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  • Details
  • Examples
  • Explanations

Closing sentence

Introduction

General statement about subject of essay

Topic 1 Topic 2 Topic 3

Thesis

Supporting Topic 2

Supporting Topic 3

Conclusion

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Review�

Topic Sentence

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  • Details
  • Examples
  • Explanations

Closing sentence

Introduction

General statement about subject of essay

Topic 1 Topic 2 Topic 3

Thesis

Supporting Topic 3

Conclusion

Topic Sentence

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  • Details
  • Examples
  • Explanations

Closing sentence

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Review�

Topic Sentence

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  • Details
  • Examples
  • Explanations

Closing sentence

Introduction

General statement about subject of essay

Topic 1 Topic 2 Topic 3

Thesis

Conclusion

Topic Sentence

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  • Details
  • Examples
  • Explanations

Closing sentence

Topic Sentence

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  • Details
  • Examples
  • Explanations

Closing sentence

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Review�

Supporting Topic 1

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  • Details
  • Examples
  • Explanations

Closing sentence

Introduction

General statement about subject of essay

Topic 1 Topic 2 Topic 3

Thesis

Supporting Topic 2

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  • Details
  • Examples
  • Explanations

Closing sentence

Supporting Topic 2

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  • Details
  • Examples
  • Explanations

Closing sentence

Conclusion

Summarize topics and restate thesis

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Need Further Assistance?

  • As always, if you have any questions, please contact your teacher by phone or via WebMail message
  • Remember to check teacher Message Boards regularly for additional resources

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Breakout Rooms

  • Let’s complete a sample outline in breakout rooms

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Questions About the Presentation?

  • Questions about the final draft?