Exposition说明文(英语写作指导)《精选》.ppt

优选文档 * * * * * * * * * * * * I want everyone to write what they did last weekend! Now pass the paper to the person to your right! Draw what the person wrote! Fold the paper so the writing is not visible! Pass the paper to the right! Write what you think the picture is depicting Fold the paper so the drawing isn’t visible! Pass and draw what the sentences say! 优选文档 * What is an exposition? An exposition is a writing whose purpose is to give information There are various ways of accomplishing the purpose of an exposition: Explaining a process Comparing and contrasting two items Identifying a cause/effect relationship Explaining with examples Defining 优选文档 * List three examples that can be used for illustrating the following topic: Topic: Benefits of learning English Example 1: Example 2: Example 3: Now in groups discuss the examples Decide which examples are the most effective What might make examples effective in an essay? Can your examples support the topic? Are your examples clearly stated? How thoroughly can you develop your examples? Can your examples arouse your reader’s interest? 优选文档 * Sources of Examples Where do the examples come from? Personal Experience Quotes, Facts, Statistics, books, magazines, and television Examples? Examples? REMEMBER TO CITE THE SOURCE! Hypothetical Situations Examples? 优选文档 * Organizing the essay by examples Often it is best to decide upon what examples you will want to use before starting on anything else in the essay. Your examples should help strengthen and clarify your thesis What is a thesis statement? The thesis statement is the main point of the essay In an essay developed by examples, where will the thesis statement be located? It should be arguable What does that mean? 优选文档 * Organizing the essay by examples The first paragraph is the introduction paragraph, and it contains the thesis statement Next, The body paragraphs will begin with the topic sentences What is a topic sentence? The body paragraphs will contain th