essay writing week 1
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Essay Writing-Week 1
Welcome to Time4Writing!
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What to Expect…
Mid-week Help Sessions
Help via email within 24 hours (most of the time)
Expository and Persuasive Essay writing skills
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The week ahead…
Introduction of the Expository Essay
Brainstorming and Organizing your thoughts
Live Help Session
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The Expository Essay
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Purpose of anExpository Essay
Writing to inform
To present important information about a specific subject.
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Elements of an Expository Essay
Your goal:
Share facts
Explain these facts as necessary
Guide your reader to a clear understanding of your subject
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How do you write Expository essays?
Some brief tips:
Explain the topic
Use facts, statistical information, or examples
Write without emotion
Use third person (this means that you do not use the pronoun “I” in the essay).
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Examples of Expository Texts
Brochure
Catalog
Definitions
Editorials
Essays
Guide Books
Pamphlets
How-to Writing
Letters
Literary Analysis
Magazine
Newsletters
Summaries
Textbooks
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But…
Before we go any further, we must first learn how to begin the process of writing of an essay.
The very first step in the writing process is called Prewriting.
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Prewriting
The prewriting stage is when we figure out what we will write about and how we will structure our essay.
To begin the prewriting stage, we start with brainstorming.
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Brainstorming is: A useful technique in writing which
permits one to approach a topic with an open mind.
The actual process of brainstorming involves writing down any word or idea that comes to mind about the topic.
Every idea, even if it seems insignificant or unrelated, is valid.
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Ways to BrainstormThere are lots of ways to brainstorm. We’ll just talk
generally about some of them.
Freewriting-This is when you put your pen to paper and just write whatever comes into your mind.
Listing/bulleting- This is when you write things down on a list under certain categories that you think you might be writing about.
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More Brainstorming Techniques
Three perspectives -This techniques asks you to look at something in three different ways.
1.) Describe it.
2.) Trace it-look at the history of the subject, how it has changed over time, etc.
3.) Map it-what is your subject related to, who is influenced by it, etc.
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Brainstorming Techniques (cont.)
Cubing-This is when you consider your topic from six different ways-1.) Describe it. 2.) Compare it. 3.) Associate it. 4.) Analyze it. 5.) Apply it. 6.) Argue for and against it.
Journalistic questions -Ask about your topic: Who? What? When? Where? Why? and How?
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An Adventure!
Now it’s time to go on an adventure! Click on the “To Where Is My Brain Storming” link and get ready to set sail!
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