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In an expository paragraph you give information. You can explain a subject, give directions, or show how to do something. In expository writing, linking words like first, second, then, and finally are used to help readers follow the ideas.
This paragraph, like the others, organizes itself around three parts. A topic sentence allows the reader to understand what you are writing about. The middle part of the paragraph contains sentences that follow one another in a logical sequence of steps. The final sentence closes your subject with an emphasis on the final product or process desired by the topic.
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The key word is "explain." |
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Rubric Concepts
Traits: Organization, Content and Ideas
Literature: The teacher will select two to compare and contrast:
"The Struggle to be an All-American Girl" by Elizabeth Wong (344)
"Choice: A Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King" by Alilce Walker (367)
"Homeless" by Anna Quindlen (461)
"Misspelling" by Charles Kurault (469)
Focus Areas: Simile, Metaphor, Imagery, Descriptive Details, Mood, Consistent Tense (third person). |
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Explaining a Process |
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Explaining a Concept |
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Chocolate cake with vanilla/almond frosting provides a tasty treat for any occasion. Follow the directions for making any flavor of chocolate cake. While the cake bakes in the oven, prepare a box vanilla frosting mix added with roasted and buttered almond slivers. Evenly coated in melted butter the almond slivers toast in a hot skillt for approximately ten minutes. The slivers thoroughly toast without turning crispy. Cool the toasted almonds and set aside a handful for the final touch. Fold the almonds into the vanilla frosting, and after covering the cake, sprinkle a handful of toasted almonds on the top. After serving this desert your guests will ask for the receipe of your chocolate/vanilla/almond cake. |
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Integrity. The word evokes the wonder of whether or not our society deserves its value. With constant whining about one's "rights" there exists the denial of personal responsibility and the accompanying lowering of personal worth. Where then are the individuals who will stand up to the demands of family unity, a strong work ethic, and a wholesome participation in the societal framework? These very demanding environments cry out for mature behavior in everyone, youth as well as adults. Only as each individual accepts responsibility for truth, honesty, and a job-well-done will integrity, once again, emerge as a pillar of our national pride. |
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Explaining a Relationship |
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Explaining How Something Works |
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Transition and Linking Words  |
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COMMON LINKING WORDS / PHRASES
* = Please refrain from using these terms |
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| To show location: |
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above
across
against
along
among
around |
away from
behind
below
beneath
beside
betwen |
beyond
by
down
in back of
in front of
inside |
into
near
off
onto
on top of
outside |
over
throughout
to the right
under |
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| To show time: |
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about
after
at
before
during |
first *
second *
third *
till
until |
meanwhile
today
tomorrow
next week
yesterday |
soon *
later *
afterward
immediately
finally |
then *
next *
as soon as
when |
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| To compare things: |
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in the same way
similarly |
likewise
like |
as
also |
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| To contrast things: |
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but
on the other hand |
otherwise
however |
although
yet |
even though
still |
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| To emphasize a point: |
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for this reason
to emphasize |
again
to repeat |
truly
in fact |
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| To conclude or summarize: |
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as a result
therefore |
finally *
last / lastly * |
to sum up *
all in all |
in conclusion *
in summary * |
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| To add information: |
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again
also
additionally
equally important |
in addition
another
and |
besides
for example
for instance |
moreover
next *
likewise |
finally *
as well
along with |
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| To clarify: |
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in other words |
put another way |
for instance |
that is |
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