Writing An Expository Paragraph

WRITING AN EXPOSITORY PARAGRAPHBegin with a topic:

•Writing•Pets•Pet Peeves•School

Narrow the Topic

WritingTypes

ProcessesGood vs bad

Strengths vs weaknessesReasons to write

frustrations

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Types of WritingNarrative

DescriptiveExpositoryPersuasiveCreative

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Expository WritingWhat is it

How to do it

Write Topic Sentence

ONE MAIN IDEA WRITTEN IN A COMPLETE SENTENCE:

Expository writing explains, defines or informs.

Add Supporting Details

Explain causes and effects, similarities and differences, symptoms, strengths, reasons, etc. (Examples)

Explain how to do something or how something works (Examples)

Define a concept by parts, kinds or types (Examples)

Tell what, when, how and/or why something happened (Examples)

Clincher [Last sentence]

Restate the main idea…

Any kind of text that explains, defines or informs is expository.

YOUR TURN…

TOPIC: SCHOOL NARROW TOPIC PICK YOUR FAV & NARROW AGAIN NARROW ONE LAST TIME TOPIC SENTENCE DETAILS CLINCHER