Expository Essay Organizer

This side is the actual rough draft of your essay

Introduction Paragraph

Hook An opening statement that attempts to
grab the attention of your readers. This
attention-grabber can take the form of a question
to the reader, anecdote (story), interesting
quotation that relates to your topic, surprising
statement, revealing statistic regarding your
topic, statement of opposition, statement of
opinion, etc.

Example:
I have never met such rude people in my
life! I will never forget the day .

Background information: Any information that is
critical to understanding the remainder of your
essay and that you will not cover in the body of the
paper




Thesis Statement (the answer to the question
+ your reasons)

Example :
Parents should enroll their pre-school aged children in
daycare programs because there are many advantages
that students gain in the daycare environment.





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Body Paragraph(s) Repeat this box for
every point you plan to make in your essay.
Transition + topic sentence

Topic Sentence State your first example or reason from
your thesis statement.

For example: One advantage that students gain in the
daycare environment is







Commentary
Give a specific real-life example to
support your point.

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Make the reader see what you are
saying by being descriptive

For example: Two weeks ago, while I was
watching the news, I saw a report where .



Concluding Sentence-

Explain how your examples prove or
support your point/thesis.

For example: This demonstrates how














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Conclusion Paragraph
Transition + restated thesis statement

Example:

Finally,

+

repeat the thesis from your introduction, but try to
reword it.

Summary of argument: Recap the main
point of each of the body paragraphs.


Closing/Final statement:

Call to action, vivid image, warning, quotation,
question, etc.


Example of a warning ending:

If no definitive action is taken to educate
Americans while they are young, the nation
will soon find itself unable to function with few
to no eligible candidates to fill the various
sectors of the job market.





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