Introductory Statement: Essay 1

For the “What I Know” essay, we were to express in expository writing about a topic in which we were already knowledgeable. For most of us, we chose to discuss a topic based on our own interests and passion. Our target audience were addressed to either the uninformed or informed, giving them a brief background of the topic we were to discuss. The use of a conversational opening was necessary to successfully approach the information needed by our audience, while applying the important concepts in expository writing. Before creating our first draft, we were given an assigned reading of “The Rock Lexicon” by Chuck Klosterman to guide us in formulating our own ideas towards Essay 1.