ASSIGNMENT Write a paragraph to complete a sample expository essay. Then review your paragraph and the essay as
a whole and make changes where needed to ensure that the style is appropriately formal
Your assignment should include the following elements:
• A freewriting exercise that shows how you developed your ideas for filling in a gap in an existing
expository essay
• A body paragraph built from the freewriting exercise
Evidence of editing for a formal style; this includes making big picture edits, as well as more detailed
proofreading
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You should have completed a draft of this assignment in the activity before this one. If you haven't done
so go back and complete that activity now.
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Ask yourself these questions as you revise:
• Did I freewrite an informal paragraph to begin filling in the gap in the sample essay?
• Did I revise my paragraph to make it more formal?
• Did I check my paragraph and the rest of the essay for informal expressions and errors in spelling,
punctuation, and capitalization?