HI EVERYONE!! HAPPY FRIDAY!!! I AM BACK WITH ANOTHER BLOG POST AND OUR TOPIC WILL BE EXPOSITORY WRITING.
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When I first heard the term expository writing, the word essay immediately came to mind. However, during this week's class, I had a discovery about expository writing. Moreover, expository writing It is not limited to essays but may include include projects, journals, compositions, and magazine articles.
Expository writing is a type of writing that utilizes factual information to convey knowledge about the topic.
Nonfiction writers employ a pattern known as
expository structure to organize their work in a variety of ways. Five commonly
utilized patterns are: description, sequence, comparison, cause and effect, and
problem and solution.
Description- authors describe a topic by listing its
characteristics, features, and examples. The phrases "for instance"
and "characteristics" serve as cues for this structure.
Sequence- writers who use the sequence technique list
information or events in numerical or chronological order. The sequential
structure is indicated by the words first, second, third, next, and then.
Comparison- authors utilize the comparison structure to
demonstrate how two or more items are different compared. Different, in
comparison to, similar to, identical to, and on the other hand are all terms
and phrases that indicate this nonfiction pattern.
Cause and
effect- authors
discuss one or more causes and their associated effects.
Problem and
solution- authors use
this structure to explain a problem and suggest one or more remedies; a variant
is the question-and-answer format, in which authors pose a question and then
respond to it.
Students can begin learning to write little pieces of text as early as kindergarten. Students gain knowledge in a variety of content areas through early, successful experiences with expository writing. The following are several types of expository writing that can be used in writing lessons.
"All About...." Books- writers usually draw pictures and write one sentence on each page. For example; butterflies. student will write an "All About Butterflies" Book, stating facts about butterflies.
Alphabet books- Students compile information they wish to convey in alphabet (or ABC) books using the letters of the alphabet. Because the pages are ordered alphabetically, these books incorporate the sequence pattern.
Essay- Students create essays to convey information and analyze it. Certain topics may include bullying or even the weather. Essays are written from one's point of view.
Numerous students struggle to organize the knowledge they acquire in preparation for writing nonfiction. . However, teachers may help students overcome this obstacle by teaching them how to use clusters and graphic organizer techniques to help them enhance their writing. Also this is why it is important for students to use the writing process.
Zoe, like you, I thought exposition was all about essay writing but this week's post taught me otherwise. I like that you shared the tip of using graphic organizers and clusters to help students make sense of their work and be better writers. Thank you for sharing other ways in which teachers can expository pieces to students outside of the traditional essay writing. I really like the 'All about... Books' and look forward to trying them out when I return to the classroom.
Onida, I greatly appreciate your feedback. It is important to employ a variety of strategies in order for our students to grasp a topic and, more significantly, creatively. I also like the "All about.... Books" . This can assist students in expressing their creativity through the use of these books.
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Zoe, like you, I thought exposition was all about essay writing but this week's post taught me otherwise. I like that you shared the tip of using graphic organizers and clusters to help students make sense of their work and be better writers. Thank you for sharing other ways in which teachers can expository pieces to students outside of the traditional essay writing. I really like the 'All about... Books' and look forward to trying them out when I return to the classroom.
ReplyDeleteOnida, I greatly appreciate your feedback. It is important to employ a variety of strategies in order for our students to grasp a topic and, more significantly, creatively. I also like the "All about.... Books" . This can assist students in expressing their creativity through the use of these books.
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