Expository Writing

Read the article "The Benefits of Pets".

Based on the information in the article, Write a response to the following:

Explain how owning a pet is beneficial to the owner.

Write a well organized informational essay that uses specific evidence from the article to support your answer.

Remember to –

• Clearly state your central idea

• Organize your writing

• Develop your ideas in detail

• Use evidence from the selection in your response

• Use correct, capitalization, punctuation, and grammar

Manage your time carefully so that you can—

• Review the selection

• Plan your response

• Write your response

• Revise and edit your response