Posted: April 30th, 2016

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At this point, you are to construct the body of your expository essay. This first draft of your paper must be complete enough (at least 900 words) for your instructor to provide constructive feedback. Use APA style guidelines to format in-text citations and references.

Resources: Appendix D and Axia College’s Writing Style Handbook

Read Ch. 1 of the Writing Style Handbook for Axia College’s formatting guidelines.

Use your topic outline in Appendix D as a guide to develop topic sentences and appropriate types of supporting paragraphs for the body of your expository essay.

Include appropriate transitions within and between paragraphs.

Add the introduction and conclusion to the body paragraphs of your essay. Although the instructor provides feedback on your introduction and conclusion in the CheckPoint, he or she must see how all the parts of your essay fit together.

Review Appendix F for instructions for submitting a paper to the Center for Writing Excellence and the Plagiarism Checker.

Submit a copy of your essay to the Center for Writing Excellence for a review.

Use the Plagiarism Checker at the Center for Writing Excellence to verify that you have used appropriate documentation in your essay.

Post your paper as an attachment.