Expository Modes
This expository mode defines a term or provides an overview of a topic.
What is definition?
This is how long a thesis should be.
What is one or two sentences?
This is when you begin a new paragraph.
What is when you begin a new point/focus/idea?
What three domains do you look for when searching for reliable websites?
What are .edu, .gov, and .org?
This expository mode explains the similarities and differences between two things.
What is compare and contrast?
This is where a thesis appears in the paper.
What is early/introduction/last sentence of the intro?
This states the main idea of a paragraph.
What is a topic sentence?
True or false: Most .com websites are reliable.
What is false?
This expository mode explains the effects of an event or action.
What is cause-and-effect?
This is what a thesis does.
What is state the main point of the essay?
True or false: Beginning a body paragraph with a quote is an effective strategy.
What is false?
This is one benefit of looking for sources in the library.
This expository mode teaches the reader how to do something.
What is process?
True or false: a thesis should state a fact, not an opinion.
What is false?
True or false: Explaining your evidence is one way to develop a paragraph.
What is true?
You place this after a quotation or paraphrase in the body of your paper to indicate the source.
What is an in-text citation?
This expository mode compares several different things.
What is classification?
If you begin a sentence with, "In this essay, I will..." you are probably writing this.
What is a topic statement?
These are the four things a paragraph should be.
What are unified, related to the thesis, coherent, and well-developed?
What is the Works Cited page?