Expository Paragraph Graphic
Organizer
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General topic: |
Specific feeling/attitude: |
Topic sentence: |
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Idea #1 |
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Support detail |
Support detail |
Idea #2 |
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Support detail |
Support detail |
Idea #3 |
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Support detail |
Support detail |
Ordering: Decide the order
of the ideas above: (a good strategy is to save the strongest idea for last.
You can also put the ideas in chronological order, order of importance or any
other logical order). A. B. C. |
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Transitions: Using a
reference, list several transitions here that you may need to use when
writing your paragraph: |
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Concluding sentence: a good
concluding sentence can do several things: be a bridge to the next paragraph,
paraphrase the topic sentence, or leave the reader with a strong feeling of
the writer’s attitude about the main subject of the paragraph. |