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Expository writing
As its name implies, is writing that exposes facts. In other words, it’s writing that explains and educates its readers, rather than entertaining or attempting to persuade them. When you read a scholarly article, a textbook page, a news report, or an instructional guide, you’re reading expository writing.
Expository writing is writing that aims to inform its reader. As we mentioned above, this includes all types of factual writing, like textbooks, news stories, technical guides, and pieces of business writing. Many journalistic pieces are pieces of expository writing, but not all are—advertorials, opinion pieces, and many pieces of political writing are not pieces of expository writing because their primary goal is something other than providing unbiased facts.
Subject-verb agreement is the grammatical rule that the verb or verbs in a sentence must match the number, person, and gender of the subject; in English, the verb needs to match just the number and sometimes the person. For example, the singular subject it and the plural subject they use different versions of the same verb: “it goes . . . ” and “they go . . . ”
“Expository” means “intended to explain or describe something.” An expository essay provides a clear, focused explanation of a particular topic, process, or set of ideas. It doesn’t set out to prove a point, just to give a balanced view of its subject matter.
The ability to read, understand and synthesize information is a key component needed to write your CSEC exam. Reading comprehension is the ability to process written text, understand its meaning, and to integrate with what the reader already knows. Reading comprehension relies on two abilities that are connected to each other: word reading and language comprehension.
Equivalent Sentences & Constructing the Expository Essay
An Equivalent sentence is similar in meaning to the original sentence, even thought the structure and words are different. Engaging in in identifying equivalent sentences is an important activity that can be used to improve your paraphrasing skills and, by extension, summary writing skills.
Please complete this test during your regularly scheduled class time.
Expository Writing – The Simple Report
A report is a nonfiction account that presents and/or summarizes the facts about a particular event, topic, or issue. The idea is that people who are unfamiliar with the subject can find everything they need to know from a good report.
Grammar: Sentence Fragments, Run On and Comma Splices
Sentence: a group of words that has a subject and a verb (independent clause) and communicates a complete thought. It begins with a capital letter and ends with an appropriate punctuation mark.
Fragments, comma splices, and run-ons are the most common mistakes that people make in their writing.
Fragment: A sentence that doesn’t have an independent clause (could be simply a phrase or dependent clause)
Comma splices/run-ons:
two or more sentences incorrectly written as a single sentence
sentences that are jammed together without proper punctuation
both have two independent clauses
Please complete the assessment on or before January 6th.
Introduction to Persuasive Writing
What is Persuasive Writing
https://www.slideshare.net/IamLaurenMayne/persuasive-writing-45820535
The Rhetoric
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1lY8jCOnRcDsjQmwv0XljJ_Q3EFBzaV_-YVS5D3l1Bsg/edit#slide=id.gfa35bc1c0b_0_37