Write an expository essay that compares the predictions made in the 2019 report with the
2021 report and persuasively argue to your readers why the overall predictions for the future have changed or have
remained the same.

Expository essays are ones where you “investigate an idea, evaluate evidence, expound on the
idea, and set forth an argument concerning that idea in a clear and concise manner” (Purdue University, 2021, para.

1). Though the essay will be spent supporting your opinion on whether the forecast has changed, do not refer to
yourself in the essay. Do not use the word “I” nor other similar self-referencing personal pronouns.