Wenatchee High School, 1101 Millerdale, Wenatcheee, Washington
July 27, 2009
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In an expository paragraph you give information. You explain a subject, give directions, or show how something happens. In expository writing, linking words like first, second, then, and finally are usually used to help readers follow the ideas (except for our purposes those words cannot be used).
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.
Rubric Concepts
Traits: Organization, Content and Ideas
Literature: The teacher will select two stories 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), and Present Tense Active Verbs.
Explaining a Process
Explaining a Concept
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 of 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. Thoroughly toast the slivers without turning them 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 to your guests theny generally ask for the receipe of your chocolate/vanilla/almond cake. Now you have the opportunity to smile and...
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. It is when each individual accepts responsibility for truth, honesty, and a job-well-done that integrity, once again, emerges as a pillar of our national pride.
Explaining a Relationship
Explaining How Something Works
Transition and Linking Words
COMMON LINKING WORDS / PHRASES
* = Please refrain from using these terms
To show location:
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
To show time:
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
To compare things:
in the same way
similarly
likewise
like
as
also
To contrast things:
but
on the other hand
otherwise
however
although
yet
even though
still
To emphasize a point:
for this reason
to emphasize
again
to repeat
truly
in fact
To conclude or summarize:
as a result
therefore
finally *
last / lastly *
to sum up *
all in all
in conclusion *
in summary *
To add information:
again
also
additionally
equally important
in addition
another
and
besides
for example
for instance
moreover
next *
likewise
finally *
as well
along with
To clarify:
in other words
put another way
for instance
that is
* = Please refrain from using these commonly overused transition words.
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In an expository paragraph you give information. You explain a subject, give directions, or show how something happens. In expository writing, linking words like first, second, then, and finally are usually used to help readers follow the ideas (except for our purposes those words cannot be used).
