For this assignment, you will write a draft of an expository essay (600-800 words) that addresses one of the the following prompts. 1 – Mass consumerism and consumption can have negative effects on the earth and negative effects on the people involved in the production of the goods we consume. How can we be wise, informed, and considerate consumers?
2 – Describe the major stressors in teens’ lives. 3 – Identify what you think will succeed fossil fuels as an energy source and the possible steps to achieving this and/or the consequences of this shift. *Remember to avoid using “In my opinion”, “I believe”, “I feel”, or “I think” in an English submission. We’ll assume that if you say it you also think it and believe it. Notice how much more confident you sound when you remove this kind of phrase.*
How will it be marked?
This essay will be marked as a draft piece. You will need to demonstrate that you:
understand the purpose of an expository essay,
can write effective exposition with proper spelling and grammar
can apply the principles of CUE in essay writing.
Even though this essay is a draft, it still needs editing for spelling and grammar and it should follow standard essay format. Basically the draft needs to be the best you can make it! You will receive a mark for the draft and feedback for help with editing. Use the teacher feedback to improve the essay for the next (Final Draft) assignment. You will be marked based on the 6 Point Essay Rubric.
Your essay must present a thesis and then support it. You may use narration, description or persuasion to help strengthen your essay. INTRODUCTION OF ESSAY
Begin your essay with a hook: this can be a provocative question, an insightful quote, or a powerful insight
In the main part of the introduction, you should hint at what the body paragraph topics will be about. Your introduction should end with your thesis: the thing that the essay will prove (a statement of opinion, but stated without saying “I think” or “It is my opinion that”).
BODY OF ESSAY
Each body paragraph should have a strong controlling idea. Aim to have at least 3 strong, well developed body paragraphs.
In the body paragraphs, remember to begin with a topic sentence and do not wander away from that topic in the paragraph. The topic sentence “controls” the paragraph. In the middle of the body paragraphs think: PEE. Make a POINT; offer an EXAMPLE to support the point; and EXPLAIN the example and how it supports the point. Try use PEE two or three times in each body paragraph.
Remember the “U” in CUE means unity. Make sure there is unity in your body paragraphs. If your thesis states that “Excess is a sign of weakness”, discussing over-eating, our over-reliance on cars, and the excessively wealthy in your body paragraphs would probably NOT create unity because the topics have little in common.
CONCLUSION OF ESSAY
Your conclusion is essentially the reverse of your introduction: begin by restating your thesis; review the three body arguments; end with a clever clincher statement, or quote (but probably best not to use a question here). Givens:
include a thesis statement which is proven in the body of the essay
include an original title for your essay
be typed in a file format like Word that can be easily annotated by the teacher for specific feedback
use a 12 point font and DOUBLE SPACE your work. hand in this assignment on the following page.
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