expository-writing

1Usetherightarrowkeytoadvance.2EasystepstobecomingagreatwriterontheALABAMAWritingAssessmentExpositoryPersuasiveDescriptiveNarrative3Whatisanexpositoryessay?It……Givesfacts.…Explains.…Givesstepsinaprocess.…Presentsideasinlogicalorderorcorrectsequence.4Whatarethekeywordsthatshowitisanexpositoryprompt?Mostpeopleenjoysometypeofmusic.Thinkaboutyourfavoritetypeofmusicandexplainwhyyoulikethatparticulartypeofmusic.Sometimeseventhebestdriverscangetlostattimes.Explainhowyouwoulddirectalostmantogetbacktotheinterstatehighwayfromyourneighborhood.Tellhowtomakeahamburger.YOUWILLFINDTHESEWORDSINTHEPROMPTEXPLAINorTELLHOW.5Whatisadescriptiveessay?Sensoryimagesareusedtodescribewhatthewritersees,hears,smells,touches,andtastes.Itpaintsacleardescriptionofpeople,places,objects,orevents.6Whatarethekeywordsthatshowitisadescriptiveprompt?Describeyourbedroom.Imaginetellingsomeonewhohasnevervisitedyou.TherearemanytouristspotstovisitinBirmingham.Describeyourfavoriteplacetotakevisitors.Youmaywanttotellwhatyouwillsee,hear,smellandhowyoufeelwhenyouarethere.Telluswhatyousee,hear,smell,taste,andfeelonChristmasmorning.YOUMUSTDESCRIBEORTELLWHATAPERSONCANSEE,HEAR,SMELL,TASTEORFEEL.7Whatisapersuasiveessay?Youareaskedtoprovesomething.Givereasonswhy.Presentargumentsagainstyourreasons.Showthemtobefalse.TakeastandAskorcallforanaction.8Whatarethekeywordsthatshowit’sapersuasiveprompt?PersuadeaclosefriendtodonatebloodaspartofablooddrivethatyourschoolissponsoringfortheRedCross.Someofyourkidbrothersfriendshavetakenupsmokingandwanthimtostarttoo.Writeaconvincinglettertoyourkidbrothertonottakeupthishabit.WritealettertotheeditorofthenewspapertellingwhycitizensinBirminghamshouldsupportataxincreasebenefitingthelocalpublicschools.YOUWILLNOTICETHEWORDSPERSUADE,CONVINCEORTELLWHYSOMEONESHOULDDOSOMETHING.9Whatisanarrative?Anarrative…•Tellsastory.•Haschronologicalorderandsequenceofevents.•Hasaction.•Hasconflictsorproblems.•Hasdialogue.•Hascharacters.•Hasadefinitebeginning,middleandend.10Whatarethekeywordsthatshowthatthesearenarrativeprompts?Youandyourfriendfindabigboxthatislabeled“DoNotOpen.”Yourfriendwantstoopenthebox.Writeastoryaboutwhathappensnext.Tellaboutatimewhenyoumadeaseriousmistake.Twolittlegirlsfoundawalletonthesidewalk.Tellwhathappenednext.NOTETHEWORDS:WRITEASTORYorTELLABOUTATIME,orTELLWHATHAPPENEDNEXT.11Readytowrite?Firstdeterminewhattypepromptyouhave.Youshouldreadyourpromptatleast“three”times.Expository--explain,tellhowDescriptive--describePersuasive---persuadeorconvinceNarrative--tellaboutatimewhen,tellastoryUseyourscratchpapertobrainstormandthenmakeanoutline,orweb,forafiveparagraphessay.12Think–Brainstorm-PACOP-Whatisyourpurpose?A-Whoisyouraudience?C-Content--Whatareyourideasfordetails,facts,orreasons?O-Organization--Thinkhowyouwanttostructureyourpaper.Jotdowntheseideas.NOWSTARTYOUROUTLINE,ORWEB!13exampleselaborationexplanationKEYIDEAexampleselaborationexplanationKEYIDEADescriptive(details)Persuasive(reasons)Expository(facts/steps)ConclusionSummarizethepointsyoumadeintheessaygobacktotheintroductionexampleselaborationexplanationKEYIDEAexampleselaborationexplanationKEYIDEADescriptive(details)Persuasive(reasons)Expository(facts/steps)exampleselaborationexplanationKEYIDEAexampleselaborationexplanationKEYIDEADescriptive(details)Persuasive(reasons)Expository(facts/steps)IntroduceyourtopicGive3details,reasons,factsorstepsinaprocessYouwilltalkaboutinyourpaper.FirstParagraphSecondParagraphThirdFourthFifthParagraph14exampleselaborationexplanationKEYIDEAexampleselaborationexplanationKEYIDEAD(details)P(reasons)E(facts/steps)ConclusionSummarizethepointsyoumadeintheessaygobacktotheintroductionexampleselaborationexplanationKEYIDEAexampleselaborationexplanationKEYIDEAD(details)P(reasons)E(facts/steps)exampleselaborationexplanationKEYIDEAexampleselaborationexplanationKEYIDEAD(details)P(reasons)E(facts/steps)IntroduceyourtopicGive3details,reasons,factsorstepsinaprocessYouwilltalkaboutinyourpaper.FIRSTPAPAGRAPH15Let’spreparetowriteanessay!Here’stheprompt.Therearemanygoodandbadthingsaboutbeingintheseventhgrade.Explainwhatthesethingsare.Whatkindofpromptdowehave?Didyousayexpository?You’reright!16UseyourscratchpaperJotdownafewtransitions.Whataretransitions?Wordsorphrasesthatconnectideasorintroducethetopic.Suchasone,if,although,however,finally,inconclusion,first,second,next,additionally,consequentlyMakeanoutlineorweb.Developa1-3-1plan.OneParagraphforintro-Threeparagraphsforthebody–Oneparagraphfortheconclusion.17AdditionallyOneFirstSecondNextAnother-ifAlthoughFinallyInconclusionIndeedConsequentlyStarsarekeyideasorcontrollingstatements.ExplanationsExamples,Evidencearelistedbelow.spendingtimewithfriendschoosefoodnolinemorefreedomMs.TrunchbullAndMs.Honeychangingclassesandteachersgood/funthingssittinginmathlongermakesmesickstress-stomachhurtsmoretestsandhardercomparetostalefoodnotlikeelementaryschoolSattestbadthingsnotgettositwithfriendspullupgradestoomuchHOMEWORKFuntoplay&competeclothessweatPEmightbeboringmissschoolfieldtripsthingsthataregoodandbadWhat's