Compose a short expository essay to present your information. Your essay should be at least 300 words in length. Remember, your focus is on the information—the “Ideas and Content” phase of the 6+1 Traits. Therefore, your paper should contain the following: a central idea (your research question), which is the focus of the piece of writing
unique details, interesting quotes, and relevant examples from your research, with in-text citations adhering to the MLA Style Guide
original thoughts, ideas, and insights based on your own experiences, beliefs, and perspective
a works-cited list adhering to the MLA Style Guide

Match each term to its definition. the ideas that show a speaker's point of view or beliefs about a topic facts, statistics, examples, and expert opinions that support a point of view or belief evidence arrowright claims arrowright

Read this excerpt from the exposition in "the monkey's paw." father and son were at chess, the former, who possessed ideas about the game involving radical changes, putting his king into such sharp and unnecessary perils that it even provoked comment from the white-haired old lady knitting placidly by the fire. what is one piece of information you can infer about the story from this sentence? a. the father in the story is possessed, so he probably says insane things a lot. b. the woman in the story is knitting, so the characters probably don't have good clothes to wear. c. the father is playing chess with the son, but the son is not old enough to know the rules. d. since the father likes taking risks in a game, he might like taking risks in life as well.

How does this excerpt develop the central idea that espionage during the civil war was often carried out by untrained citizens? it enhances the reader’s understanding by explaining why training was unnecessary. it changes the reader’s perception of what information a spy was able to obtain. it explains an ordinary person’s motivation for conducting espionage against the enemy. it adds moral complexity to espionage, due to the use of secret and dangerous methods.