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What is expository writing?..............page 1
Examples of expository writing…....page 2
Expository Essay………………………page 3
Parts of an expository essay…….....page 4
Writing plan…………………………...page 5
Example essay…………………….pages 6-9
Recipe Activity………………....pages 10-13
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Expository writing explains or gives
information about a topic.
“Expository” means “to explain.”
Expository writing explains ideas so that
the readers can understand them.
Reports
Essays
Newspaper or magazine articles
Instructions and “how-to’s”
Recipes
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Multi paragraph essay.
Gives information or explains how to do
something.
Has steps in the right order.
Introduction (beginning)
- Names the topic.
Body ( middle)
- Explains the steps, order, or topic.
Conclusion (end)
- Gives final thoughts
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Choose one subject.
List three reasons, details, or steps.
Each reason, detail, or steps gets a
paragraph.
Examples follow each reason, detail, or
step.
Use the subject and reasons, details or
steps to construct your introduction and
conclusion.
Prompt: Think of an insect you dislike and
explain why.
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Insect: Mosquitos
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3 Reasons why:
Annoying when I’m outside.
Their bites itch.
They carry diseases like the West Nile Virus.
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One reason I hate mosquitoes is because they
are so annoying while I am outside. For
example, whenever we have BBQ’s, they want
to swarm all around the food. Also, when I go
fishing with my dad, we always have to wear
bug spray. The bug spray always stinks! If you
do not wear bug spray, you have to wear a
long sleeve shirt. Who wants to wear long
sleeves when it is hot outside? Nothing ruins
your day like bloodsucking mosquitos.
1st sentence: State your subject.
2nd-3rd sentences: Tell how you feel about
the subject.
4th-5th sentences: State your 3 reasons.
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The one job around the house that I
hate to do more than anything else is
taking the garbage out. Taking the
garbage out is the worst chore there is!
Sometimes, I wish that the garbage would
learn to take itself out. I would rather do
ten chores instead of taking the garbage
out. Taking the garbage out is such a
horrible task because it stinks, it is sticky,
and the dogs always carry it away.
1st sentence: Restate your subject.
2nd sentence: Restate your reasons.
3rd-5th sentences: State about the future
of the subject.
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Taking out the garbage is the worst
household job in the world. No one should
have to suffer through the smell, stickiness,
and aggravation of the dogs. One day, I
hope to be able to have a machine to
carry it away for me. I can see a bright
future free from taking out the disgusting
garbage. I cannot wait for the day when
the chore of taking out the garbage is
passed down to someone else!
What is a recipe?
- A set of instructions for preparing
something.
What does the recipe include?
- Ingredients
- Measurements
- Steps/Instructions
- Tools/Utensils
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Ingredients:
1 perfectly fine city
1 cup of tornadoes
2½ quarts of thunder and lightning
1¼ tablespoons of hail
4 cups of people
1 pinch of doom
3½ cups of craziness
1 cup of car crashes
Instructions: First pour the people into the
perfectly fine city. Next add the tornadoes.
After that, drain the thunder and lightning
into the mix. Also be sure to beat the hail
into the mixture. After that, sift the car
crashes onto your pan. Finally, combine the
pinch of doom with the craziness and pour
them into our spread. Bake for 35 minutes
at 200 degrees, and let your creation cool
and simmer until it is safe to touch. In the
result, you’ll have your own CHAOS and
HYSTERIA platter.
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Ingredients:
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