Question

02.05 exploration: expository writing
expository writing graphic organizer
introduction
hook:
scientific
central idea:
the desire for
space travel
and its impacts
topic sentence:
supporting fact or detail from the text:
elaborate:

Explanation:

The graphic organizer is for expository writing focused on space travel's physical impacts. The hook is scientific, so the body should align with the central idea: the desire for space travel and its bodily impacts.

1. Topic Sentence: Frames the core body focus on physical risks.
2. Supporting Fact: Uses a specific, credible text detail about space travel's effects.
3. Elaborate: Explains how the fact connects to bodily impacts and space travel goals.

Answer:

• Topic Sentence: While space travel fuels scientific curiosity, it poses severe physical risks to the human body.
• Supporting fact or detail from the text: NASA research shows that extended exposure to microgravity causes up to 15% loss of bone density per month in astronauts.
• Elaborate: This rapid bone loss mimics advanced osteoporosis, threatening long-term mobility and health for crew members, creating a critical barrier between humanity's desire to explore space and the physical cost of that journey.