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LITERARY ESSAY HAT-TAPES-CAT. How to write an awesome expository!. Literary Essay. What makes a good literary essay?. Introduction “Bun”. Transitions “Special Sauce” . Body “Beef”. Conclusion “Bun”. Intro (bun): H-A-T. H- H ook Sentence
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LITERARY ESSAYHAT-TAPES-CAT How to write an awesome expository!
Literary Essay • What makes a good literary essay? Introduction “Bun” Transitions “Special Sauce” Body “Beef” Conclusion “Bun”
Intro (bun): H-A-T • H- Hook Sentence • Imagine risking your life every day to help other people. • A- Attack the Topic • That is exactly what firefighters do. Every day men and women put their lives at risk. It takes great courage. • T- Thesis • Firefighters have one of the most heroic jobs because they selflessly help others and risk it all in the process.
Body (Beef): T-A-P-E-S • T- Topic Sentence • I really love to play soccer • A- Answer the Reader’s Question ???? • Soccer is exciting because I enjoy being active and playing on a team. P- Provide Proof • The game of soccer is always intensely fast-paced! E- Explain Proof • Players are constantly in motion. S- Summary Transition • Therefore, I truly find soccer an exhilarating sport.
Conc. (Bun): C-A-T • C- Controlling Idea • In conclusion, music is the universal language. • A- Attack the Topic • Music is one of the only forms of communication that can be understood world wide. Anyone and everyone can learn to appreciate one of its many forms. • T- Thought for Audience • “We sing, we dance, we love…music makes the world go round.”
Transitions (Special Sauce) • Transitions: words that connect ideas or paragraphs to one another • In addition • Also • First, Second, Third… • Similarly • Furthermore • In conclusion • Finally • Next