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. Any topic
• Evidence of editing for a formal style; this includes making big-picture edits, as
well as more detailed proofreading