Mastering Expository Writing: Components, Thesis Statements & Organizational Strategies

HAWKES LEARNING Expository Writing

Lesson Goals Components of Expository Writing Structuring Expository Writing Using Informative Details Relating Exposition to Other Modes HAWKES LEARNING

Components of Expository Writing The main idea, expressed as a thesis statement The evidence, or details that support the thesis HAWKES LEARNING

Components of Expository Writing Thesis Toni Morrison reflects the fragmentation of her characters lives through broken, abrupt syntax and sensory word choice. HAWKES LEARNING

Components of Expository Writing Thesis Toni Morrison reflects the fragmentation of her characters lives through broken, abrupt syntax and sensory word choice. Possible Evidence Quotes from Morrison s work, literary experts, and comparisons to similar works HAWKES LEARNING

Organizational Strategies Spatialorderdescribes a subject s physical characteristics. Chronologicalorder arranges the ideas or events in the order they occur. Order of importance organization arranges ideas from least important to most important point (or vice versa). HAWKES LEARNING

The Introduction Get the readers attention with a hook Provide important background information Express the thesis statement toward the end of your introduction HAWKES LEARNING

The Conclusion Why is my main idea important? What do I want my readers to learn? What do I want my readers to take away? What do I want my readers to do? HAWKES LEARNING

Using Informative Details Main idea Supporting Details Presented in a thesis Major details explain the statement main idea Makes a claim Minor details clarify major details HAWKES LEARNING

Relating Exposition to Other Modes Expository writing Other modes do not & requires a thesis always require a thesis statement HAWKES LEARNING

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