Expository Essay

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Essay 4 prompt (1000 words)

 this Essay is an Expository Essay.  This means that you will write an explanation and an interpretation of two opposing viewpoints on debatable topic. YOU WILL NOT EXPRESS AN OPINION IN THIS ESSAY.  The aim or purpose of this essay is to explain major opinions and concepts related to two opposite opinions on the topic you have chosen.   At the end of the essay, your reader should have a solid overview of the topic and a strong sense of the major arguments for and against the topic issue. You are building your knowledge of a significant issue and are using that knowledge to inform your reader, NOT to persuade them.

Note:  Even though you are writing about the opinions of others, you will not express your own opinion(s) or take a stance on the topic.  You must cultivate and maintain an objectivepoint of view throughout this essay, even though you are presenting and explainingdebatable issues surrounding the opposing viewpoints on the topic.

You will, however, spend some time in the essay explaining the strengths and weaknesses of each side's arguments. This will be your naysayer for this essay.

Your task is to use quality source material to explain what each of two points of view on the debatable issue is, what it means, and its significance to your reader.  You will document each source using parenthetical in-text citation and a list of sources formatted in Works Cited style following the MLA Style Guide.

Essay Conventions and Structure

The expository essay is thesis-driven.  The thesis in this case is based on definition, data, and example.  It answers the question, “What are the two main and opposing points of view on the issue of _________?

Let’s say that you have chosen capital punishment as your topic.   Your thesis could be a definition that provides an overview of main arguments for each position, grounds your reader in the important issues related to each point of view, and forecasts the presentation of ideas in the essay.  A good thesis statement might be something like,

Sample Thesis Paragraph with Thesis Statement and Supporting Topics Forecast: 

Thesis Paragraph with Thesis Statement:  “Capital punishment, or the death penalty exacted in punishment for the taking of a human life and sometimes for rape, continues to be a hotly debated issue in the United States.  Those who support Capital punishment as payment for murder, the deliberate taking of a human life by another, argue that the death penalty is just and moral, provides retribution or vengeance as a sense of closure to the victim’s loved ones and to society, acts as a deterrent to the crime of murder, and is an economical alternative to lifelong or long-term imprisonment.  Those who oppose capital punishment argue that the death penalty is unjust, immoral, and indefensible state sanctioned  murder of a human being who is  undeserving of execution even though they have committed a heinous crime, that vengeance is not the answer for healing the grief of victim’s families or communities, does not act as a deterrent to crime, and is not an acceptable alternative to long-term imprisonment because the death penalty carries the possibility of wrongful execution of an innocent person.”

You will build your essay with expert opinions, arguments, and theories,  definitions, examples, and the logical presentation of facts and data that you find in one very major or several in-depth sources per point of view you discuss.

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