Evaluating Expository Essays -- Planning Table

Expository essays usually have these characteristics:	Make notes about how your chosen author and selection meets these criteria:
It seeks to inform readers about a specific subject, and it presents information confidently and efficiently.
It uses expository writing strategies effectively, such as narrating, describing, analyzing a process, giving examples, classifying, analyzing, comparing, contrasting, analyzing causes and effects, and providing definitions.
It relies almost exclusively on established information. It is based on authoritative, expert sources, on established material gleaned from reputable publications or interviews. It effectively integrates material from these sources.
It is clearly organized and follows a logical plan, and it uses prominent “cues,” such as forecast statements, framing devices, and transition sentences, to keep readers on track.
It engages readers, and it makes clear why the information is important.
It does not feature its writer’s experiences or feelings, and it tends not to argue for its points.

1.) What other things did you like about your chosen author and selection? Be as clear and as specific as you can.

2.) What things did you not like about your chosen author and selection? Be as clear and as specific as you can.

3.) Based on reading this selection/excerpt, would you read the full book from which it was taken? Why or why not?

4.) Based on reading this selection/excerpt, would you recommend that others read the full book from which it was taken? Why or why not?

5.) Who specifically might like this book? Who specifically might not like this book?