Expository Book: Intro, Glossary, Cover Page

Introductory Paragraph (Friday, 2/24/17)

Now that the paragraphs are written, we need to introduce them in an engaging way. Today, we will write introductory paragraphs for our entire book. A good “formula” for this introductory paragraph is a topic sentence, five sentences describing each chapter individually, and a concluding sentence. This formula would equal to seven sentences. This is just a suggestion.

Your introduction should accomplish the following:

• Grab your reader’s attention in a good lead with a quote, a scene, or a critical thinking question.  
• Give clues about the topic of each chapter (without saying “chapter two will be about…”).

Lead Option 1: Quote  

Begin your introduction with a famous quote if you are writing about a person, or quote a fact from your research that shares something interesting about your topic.

Lead Option 2: Scene  

Set up a scene that helps your reader picture your topic in action.

Lead Option 3: Critical Thinking Question  

 Ask a question that makes your reader wonder about your topic.  Be sure to avoid yes or no questions and questions that talk directly to your reader. Ex/ Do not say, “Have you ever heard of Abraham Lincoln?”

Here is link that has examples for all of the suggestion above. It also have revising tips for individuals that finish early: Introduction Examples and Revising Tips

Glossary (Monday, 2/27/17)

You will need to create a glossary for your book. The glossary should have at least eight words used in your book that are specific to your book topic. You need to choose words that the reader may not know on his/her own. Here are the steps to follow for your glossary:

1. Find eight words that are in your chapters that the reader may not know. If you cannot find eight good glossary words, you may need to revise your chapters and use higher level vocabulary. 
2. Make the eight words you find bold font and underline them in your chapters.
3. List each word in alphabetical order in your glossary with the definition of the word. There is already a page for your glossary on your "Expository Book + Works Cited" Google Doc. 

Cover Page (Thursday, 3/2/17)

You will need to create a Title Page for your book. The cover page should be colorful, have a creative title, and have your name as the author.