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ACADEMIC FILE IE III 1

SKILLS DEVELOPMENT: WRITING 1
AN EXPOSITORY ESSAY
GUIDED PRACTICE
Name: Date: / 04 /2022

Teacher: Class: S-0

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

✔ Develops writing skills and strategies

✔ Elaborates an expository essay on the benefits of stress
o Develops the arguments of an academic essay in a cohesive and
coherent way
o Employs language and vocabulary from Unit 1.
✔ Develops critical thinking skills
✔ Develops self-regulation skills to achieve a writing task

Strategy: Previewing

LEAD-IN ALLOTTED TIME: 5 minutes

What type of essay have you worked in the Intermediate English II course? Think
about the purpose, structure, and elements.

Strategy: Intensive reading

In the Intermediate English course II, we learned how to write a three-paragraph

opinion essay: Introduction, one body paragraph, and conclusion. In the opinion essay,
the thesis statement, which is the last sentence of the introduction, is made up of two
elements: topic and claim.
In this academic file, we will focus on how to write an academic expository essay
whose purpose is to provide factual information on a topic rather than to provide the
writer’s opinion.

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STUDY SKILL 1:

The Thesis Statement

An expository thesis statement states the topic of your paper and lists the key aspects
of your topic that will be discussed in the essay.

Elements:

THESIS STATEMENT = Topic + Claim + Main points

Example:

Writing task: Explain factors in students’ success

Topic Students' success

There are two

Claim factors that lead to
Drafting the thesis students’ success
statement

High motivation

Main Points
Effective time
management

Thesis statement:

Two factors that lead to students’ success involve high motivation and effective time
management.

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TASK 1: ALLOTTED TIME: 6

minutes

Individual work: (Forum on UE Virtual)

Rewrite the following thesis statements including two main points to make them
stronger:

1. Global warming has a number of negative effects.

2. Most people who suffer from stress practice yoga.

STUDY SKILL 2:

The body paragraphs

There are three parts to a body paragraph:

 A topic sentence (or key sentence that reflects one supporting point of the
thesis statement)

 Middle sentences
 a middle sentence – explanation and / or example
 a middle sentence - evidence (Who? When?)
 a middle sentence – evaluation of the evidence

 A wrap sentence or linking sentence (This sentence summarizes the main idea
of the paragraph and make it clear how the paragraph links back to the essay
topic).

TASK 2: ALLOTTED TIME: 6 minutes

Go to UE Virtual and complete the activity.

ASSESSED GROUP ACTIVITY ALLOTTED TIME: 25 minutes

(On UE virtual)
In groups of three, read the body paragraph analyzed in Task 2. Then, write the
introductory paragraph for a future four-paragraph essay

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OUTLINIG IDEAS
I. INTRODUCTION:
A. Hook:
B. Background information:
C. Thesis statement:

DEVELOPMENT OF THE INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH

POST ACADEMIC FILE ACTIVITY (Individual Task)

Write the concluding paragraph for the sample essay we have developed in
class.

References:

How to write a five-paragraph essay. Smart Writing Templates. (n.d.). Retrieved

January 16, 2022, from https://www.essayjack.com/blog/expository-essays-how-
to-write-a-five-paragraph-essay

Sara, Scott. (2019, July 24). Excel zone - writing an effective thesis statement.
Community College of Denver. Retrieved from https://www.ccd.edu/docs/writing-
effective-thesis-statement.

Sheffield, U. of. (2016, October 14). 301: Academic skills centre. Paragraphs, Flow and
Connectivity - Academic Writing - Writing - Study Skills - 301 - SSiD - The
University of Sheffield. Retrieved from https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/ssid/301/study-
skills/writing/academic-writing/paragraph-flow-connectivity.

Thesis statements & structure - Youtube. (n.d.). Retrieved from

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atmwLBmiY5w.

Vos, L. (2019). What is an Expository Essay? Ultimate Guide [Web log post]. Retrieved
from https://bid4papers.com/blog/expository-essay/.

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