EXPOSITORY WRITING: components of an academic essay

a type of writing that analyzes the text and makes living the text possible

most general part of deductive reasoning; the general concept; 1-2 sentences of any kind

the 2nd step to deductive reasoning; (italisized or underlined) use some type of information that links these words to the concept- cohesion: bonding ideas inside of paragraphs

3rd step of deductive reasoning; how the author/ book treats the concept, their atitude. 1-2 sentences, any kind

most specific part of deductive reasoning; specific to your paper, your idea; hypothetical until the end of your paper; dictated by topic sentences. (1 sentence)

the first sentence of a body paragraph; define the paragraph in one simple sentence; do this step last because it could change as you work through the paragraph

one complex sentence that summarizes the plot that surrounds the quotation; do this 2nd to last

the words that are taken from the text and used in your paper in quotation marks; for example: "blah blah blah" (Hurston 23). keep in mind- no terminal punctuation of the last quotational sentence unless it is a question mark or exclamation mark. try and attach it to another sentence with a colon

where you define the words of the quotation in 4-6 compound, complex, or compound/complex sentences. Use denotations (dictionary definitions) and connotations (figurative and metephorical definitions)

what you think the quote is all about; personification; extended metephorical meaning; epiphany. 4-6 complex, compound complex, or compound sentences

one complex sentence that wraps up the whole paragraph

correct mla format for works cited