Essay Writing Week 1

This document provides an introduction to writing expository essays for a week 1 writing course. It discusses the purpose of expository essays as conveying information about a subject factually and without opinion. Various brainstorming techniques are introduced to help writers generate and organize ideas for an expository essay, including freewriting, listing, considering multiple perspectives, and questioning formats like cubing and journalistic questions. Students are then prompted to practice brainstorming using provided online resources and assistance.