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Expository Essay

The document provides guidance on creating an outline for an expository essay. It explains that an outline acts as a roadmap to craft a compelling essay by organizing information and keeping the essay structure proper. A 5-paragraph expository essay outline typically includes an introduction with a hook, thesis, and background; three body paragraphs with a topic sentence, evidence, analysis and conclusion for each; and a conclusion that restates the thesis and summarizes the essay. The document also provides tips for choosing a topic, writing an introduction, crafting the body, drafting a conclusion, and editing the outline.

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Expository Essay

The document provides guidance on creating an outline for an expository essay. It explains that an outline acts as a roadmap to craft a compelling essay by organizing information and keeping the essay structure proper. A 5-paragraph expository essay outline typically includes an introduction with a hook, thesis, and background; three body paragraphs with a topic sentence, evidence, analysis and conclusion for each; and a conclusion that restates the thesis and summarizes the essay. The document also provides tips for choosing a topic, writing an introduction, crafting the body, drafting a conclusion, and editing the outline.

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An outline helps in organizing information and keeping the essay in proper structure.

It is like a
blueprint of an essay which acts as a road map for you to craft a compelling essay. Before you
start jotting down words on a piece of paper, you should craft an outline for your expository
essay.

An outline is the same for all types of expository essays; the only difference is the type of
content it provides.

Here is how you can write an expository essay outline without any error.

5 Paragraph Expository Essay Outline


The 5 paragraph essay outline usually consists of 1 introduction, 3 body, and 1 conclusion
paragraph. Here is a 5 paragraph essay outline structure:

Here is how a 5 paragraph expository essay outline looks like and the essential elements it
contains.

Paragraph I: Introduction

 A. Hook statement: Attention grabber


 B. Brief background information necessary for the reader to understand the subject in
discussion
 C. Informative thesis statement

Paragraph II: Body Paragraph I

 A. Topic sentence: The first main idea of the essay that explains the topic
 B. Supporting evidence
 C. Analysis of the evidence
 D. Concluding remarks and transition to the next idea

Paragraph III: Body Paragraph II

 A. Topic sentence: The second main idea of the essay


 B. Supporting evidence
 C. Analysis of the evidence
 D. Concluding remarks and transition to the next idea

Paragraph IV: Body Paragraph III

 A. Topic sentence: The most important central idea of the essay


 B. Supporting evidence
 C. Analysis of the evidence
 D. Concluding remarks
Paragraph V: Conclusion

 A. Restate the thesis statement


 B. A brief summary of the essay
 C. Reveal unanswered questions
 D. Call to action

Read some good expository essay examples to have a better understanding of expository essay
structure.

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How to Write an Expository Essay Outline


This is the best advice you can ever get.

“Create an essay outline before the actual write up.”

It doesn’t matter what type of paper or essay you are writing, creating an outline is essential.
Brainstorm for the ideas that you want to include in your essay and note the key points in the
outline. When you write the essay you can refer back to it to ensure that you have included all
the important information.

Above, we have given an expository essay outline template to make the essay writing process
easy for you. If you follow the proper outline, you can easily write a flawless expository essay in
no time.

Here is a process of crafting an outline for an expository essay:

1. Choose a topic
2. Write A Tempting Introduction
3. Craft The Informative Body Paragraphs
4. Draft a Convincing Conclusion
5. Editing

Choose A Captivating Topic


When you start writing an essay the first thing you need is a good topic that enthralls the reader.
When you choose an expository essay topic you need to make sure it intrigues the reader. The
essay topic should arouse the reader’s curiosity.

Write a Tempting Introduction


An introduction is the first opportunity you get to make a good impression on the reader’s mind.
Therefore, make sure your introduction is not just captivating but informative. It should not
deviate from the main idea of the essay.

1. Start your introduction paragraph with an eye-catching hook statement that identifies the
purpose of the essay. The hook statement should give an idea to the reader of what you
are going to reveal in your essay.
2. Provide some brief background of the topic that sets the ground of the essay. The
background information is necessary to make the idea clear to the reader.
3. Write a well-defined thesis statement that provides a sort of navigation for your essay. It
is a precise, clear, and one-sentence summary of the whole essay.

Craft The Informative Body Paragraphs


The body part is the section where you provide evidence that supports your thesis statement. The
main goal of this section is to thoroughly investigate the topic with the help of factual evidence.

1. Start each body paragraph with a topic sentence that reveals one specific idea about the
topic.
2. Present the factual evidence that supports the thesis statement as well as the topic of the
essay. Thoroughly analyze these facts and evidence without being biased and discuss the
importance of the evidence.
3. Provide a concluding remark that elaborates on the topic sentence and smoothly
transitioned to the next paragraph.

Draft a Convincing Conclusion


The conclusion is the final section of the essay which leaves an impact on the reader’s mind.
Hence it should be informative enough that it convinces the reader with your case. And, it should
leave an everlasting impression on the reader's mind.

1. Start the conclusion paragraph by reinstating the thesis statement to remind the reader
about the purpose of the essay.
2. Summarize the essay and discuss the significance of the topic of your essay.
3. Reveal unanswered questions and provide a call to action.

Editing
Once you have completed a rough outline, the next step is to make essential changes. Editing an
outline is much easier than editing the whole essay.

1. Read your outline and check if you have included any irrelevant or unnecessary
information in your essay.
2. Remove the extra details which are not required and are not serving the actual purpose of
the essay.
3. Check if your information is in a logical structure and following the format of the essay.
4. Make sure that all the information is logically connecting and directly associating with
the main topic of the essay.

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