Write a one thousand to fifteen hundred word essay about a topic of your choice. The purpose of this assignment is to measure your mastery of those conventions by putting your knowledge to practice. The expository essay is a general term for an essay that expounds upon or explains a topic. The objective of the essay is to convey information to the reader; most importantly, an expository essay is an exploration of a topic, and the tone is explanatory. After choosing your topic, you will need to choose the form that is most appropriate to fit the topic: cause and effect, problem and solution, or sequential. A thesis statement, which contains the paper's argument, will be appropriate to the form you choose.
Process: For the expository essay, you will complete the following steps:
1. Choose a topic
2. Create a plan of action for strategies for assessing what you already know and assessing what you need to know.
3. Research the topic.
4. Choose the organization of your essay: Choose between cause and effect, problem and solution, or sequential organization types.
5. Create a thesis statement.
All essays must meet the following requirements:
- Include one thousand to fifteen hundred words.
- Write in Tmes Nw Rman, 12 pt. font.
- Include one-inch margins on all sides.
- Use double spacing (top-to-bottom every page, to include above and below titles and centered words).
- Include an APA ttle page (for all essays) and reference list that includes all of the sources used in the essay.
- Include a header.
- Include page numbers (upper-right corner only).
- Adhere to APA convention and documentation style
- At least one source is required. All sources used must be cited