CHECK-UP LIST TO EXPOSITORY ESSAY

ENGLISH VII
MODULE I “WORLD CULTURES”

NAME:

Expository Writing Competence: To express clear, coherent, and meaningful ideas to meet the communicative goal
set forth in Module 1 within a high-intermediate level of proficiency in English.

PROMPT: Through the personal revision of the main elements of the expository essay given below, you will be
able to comply with the requirements to perform as the expository writing competence describes for the goal
given in this module. Feel free to check up whether or not you have each of all the essential aspects included in
the following list:

STUDENT’S
GUIDELINES
CHECK-UP
PRE-WRITING PROCESS:

1. THE NOTE TAKING PROCESS

The notes presented by the student shows that he/she:

Designs a formal expository text by taking into account information about a specific culture, their
main characteristics, how it is contrasted with others cultures and relevant and necessary
information was included cohesively and coherently as per to respond to the thesis presented.
2. RESEARCH ASPECTS (INTERTEXTUALIZATION)
2.1. Is it possible to identify evidence of research within the text?
2.2. Can the student show different examples of the expository elements within the text?
(Structure-Style-Paragraphing)
2.3 Is direct and/or indirect citation included within the text?
2.4 Does bibliography follow the APA style parameters?
3. OUTLINE
3.1. Is the structure: introduction / body / conclusion evident in the outline?
3.2. Is the thesis stated?
3.3. Are the supporting ideas presented (2 or 3) in each paragraph?
3.4. Is the thesis solved or paraphrased in the conclusion?
WHILE-WRITING PROCESS:
THE EXPOSITORY ESSAY ELEMENTS
1. FORM
1.1. How many paragraphs are there?
1.2. Does every paragraph have a topic/ transitional sentence?
1.3. Does every paragraph have 2 or 3 developed supporting ideas, through its supporting
sentences?
1.4. Does every paragraph have a concluding/transitional sentence?
1.5. Is the structure: introduction / body / conclusion evident in the written composition?
2. CONTENT
2.1. Throughout the developing of the text is it described, analyzed and exposed information
about a specific culture?
3. LANGUAGE SKILLS
3.1. Throughout the composition, is the correct use of subject-verb agreement evident? Is run-on
sentence avoided? Is the use of conjunctions (connectors/linking words) present in the text?