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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
Select Your Fav and Narrow Again
Types of WritingNarrative
DescriptiveExpositoryPersuasiveCreative
Narrow One Last Time…
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