Order 1062494: Expository or informative essay

ANG1922, Winter 2016

Essay 02 Instructions

Your second essay is due by noon on Thursday, April 5th – by email only!

This essay must be an expository or informative essay. You have to explain something, give the pertinent information about it, maybe describe the situation, maybe describe some process involved – the specifics depend on your topic. It might help to know what an expository essay is not: it is not opinion nor argument. It might include any of the strategies, such as description, comparison, contrast, and even narration, but the main purpose is to expound upon your topic. The possibilities are endless.

Consider some possibilities if you were writing about guitars: You could explain what to look for in a guitar, how to record guitar, part of the history of guitars (you couldn't do the whole history), categorize the types of guitars, explain the different types of pick-ups available, and on and on. As another example, you could write something about current issues – explaining the issue, the sides, the actions taken, the proposed solutions . . . whatever you decide to focus on. Those are just two examples. The main criteria is that your essay is expository or informative, not an opinion or an argument.

You still have to write an introduction and a conclusion, of course. You do not have a required number of points or paragraphs. Instead, you have a word limit: 750 word minimum, 1000 word maximum.

Rules for formatting your assignments 1) No cover page. 2) No headers. No footers. 3) At the top of the first page only, put your name and identify the assignment. 4) Set your page format to “letter” (8.5 x 11 in.). Beware: you may have A4 as your default page format. 5) Set the document language to “English” and use the spell checker. 6) Single spaced text, with a blank line between paragraphs. 7) Font: Times New Roman, 11 point.

Name your file properly <NAME – essay 2 – TITLE.doc>, put your name in your document also, and send it to [email protected].

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS (actually, third and fourth are not so special; they are an essential quality of effective writing) ➢ Use these comparative structures: as ____ as _____ ; less & than; more & than; ➢ Use comparatives in various parts of the sentence: the subject, the verb, and the object – all three ➢ Use at least all these at least twice each: colon, parentheses, and dash ➢ all of these conjunctions: even so, although, furthermore, moreover, if, unless (highlight them somehow)

A checklist for you: 1) _______ All of the above requirements are met

2) _______ Sentences have a variety of beginnings

3) _______ Concise, and precise, wording

4) _______ Specific, concrete images and details – avoid vague, obvious statements and abstractions

5) _______ Audience (well-chosen, well-defined, appropriately addressed), Purpose (focused, feasible, refined, clearly expressed), and Persona (credible, evident from the text)

6) _______ Introduction: an effective strategy, clear indication of the content

7) _______ Your three points are presented with a pertinent set-up in italics, with a clear, focused statement of the point in bold, and a cogent development in one or more paragraphs

8) _______ Conclusion summarizes the content, refers back to the introduction, and makes a strong final point

9) _______ The essay has a title that clearly indicates the gist of the essay

10) _______ Followed the rules for formatting and submitting assignments!