Teach your middle school students how to organize a NON-text based expository essay with this 15 slide PowerPoint and matching notes.This resource states that an expository essay explains something in 5 paragraphs. The introduction has 3 sentences: hook, answer, thesis. The next paragraphs each explain one of the reasons in the thesis by using definitions, commentary, and anecdotes that give evidence for your reasons. The conclusion is 3 sentences: answer, thesis, the zinger.The PowerPoint