Name: __________________________________________ Date: ______________ Period: _________ The Expository Essay Notes Why does writing matter? You are judged based on your ability to communicate clearly. Right now: The words you ______________- friends, family, strangers, teachers The words you ________________- social media, texts The words you ________________- grades In the future: The words you write- grades, applications, resumes, emails, texts, tweets, etc. Writing is the skill of communicating without your presence. Your thoughts, feelings, beliefs, and world view can be known even without you if you can simply convey them through the words put down onto paper or document. Do not underestimate the power of _________________________ communication. This is our goal. Expository Writing Purpose: to explain information Text structure is often: 1. I__________________ -grabs reader (lead) and tells reader what the entire piece is about with a (topic sentence). 2. Body- Number of paragraphs with one distinct main idea with supporting details. The key is for author to write as many paragraphs needed to fully develop the topic. 3. ____________________- reiterates the main idea and explains the impact or effect of the idea. May be done straight forward or implied. Expository Writing in your every day: You see and write expository more than you think! These are often found in: Blogs Tweets _____________
Name: __________________________________________ Date: ______________ Period: _________ The Expository Essay Notes Why does writing matter? You are judged based on your ability to communicate clearly. Right now: The words you ______________- friends, family, strangers, teachers The words you ________________- social media, texts The words you ________________- grades In the future: The words you write- grades, applications, resumes, emails, texts, tweets, etc. Writing is the skill of communicating without your presence. Your thoughts, feelings, beliefs, and world view can be known even without you if you can simply convey them through the words put down onto paper or document. Do not underestimate the power of _________________________ communication. This is our goal. Expository Writing Purpose: to explain information Text structure is often: 1. I__________________ -grabs reader (lead) and tells reader what the entire piece is about with a (topic sentence). 2. Body- Number of paragraphs with one distinct main idea with supporting details. The key is for author to write as many paragraphs needed to fully develop the topic. 3. ____________________- reiterates the main idea and explains the impact or effect of the idea. May be done straight forward or implied. Expository Writing in your every day: You see and write expository more than you think! These are often found in: Blogs Tweets _____________
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