expository writing
*Not a story
*Not persuade
Logic order- (Apply for course)
Sturcture
introduction- important
body- explain/ build on intro
--There paragraphs
conclusion- basically everything
Connection-coherence
intro-body-conclusion-intro
Planning
purpose--write for what
audience--who read
pre-writing--support/ plan
purpose
relate to audience
--how will the audience respond
[inform/ persuade/ entertain]
Audience
reader
--who/ why
Pre-writing
points- most relevent/ outline
Practice-outline--3
Thesis
--Reality of modern education is decling
Subtopics
--Personal com munication happens online (teacher's teaching image/ classmates' connection through web)
--Digital materials (e-books/ digital diploma)
--Individual study plan (time/ place)
Video Sample
--more access to information
--a variety of ways to review
--directly contact their teachers
Process
Draft-ideas on paper/ planning
Revise-change
Draft introduction
component of introduction
1. opening-hook
2. background
3. thesis statement
With the advent of advanced technology, our society has changed in quite a few aspects, which include a crucial part of human life, education.With the advent of advanced technology, our society has changed in many aspects, which include the education way. Nowadays, online lessons are served as tutors of a great number of students. A debate has also been rose about whether the new teaching method makes education more unrealistic or not. As far as I am concerned, even though the content and structure of teaching stay the same, teaching loses its reality due to communication happening online, various individual study plan and access to digital material.
Hook
Historical- fact
Anecdote- personal/ brief
Surprising- challanging others' thinking
Declarition
Quote- stand out; remember purpose; not to long; who said; where he said
Background
Thesis statement-road map for your reader
Run-on sentences
Lecture 1 Understanding exposition.
【I.Key points of the previous lecture
II.Contents of the current lecture
III.New theoretical and practical material
IV.Exploration of a common problem
V.Review
VI.Resources
VII.Next homework task】
this class
I.What is expository writing
informational writing
explain or show
critical thinking and research
not a story,not persuade ,only facts and reasons,and steps of a process
II.Organisation of expository essay
traditional expository writing patterns（types）:
exemplification举例
compare and contrast
division-classification essays分类
process essays过程
definition
cause and effect
three parts:
intreduction:topic,sets out main/controlling idea
body:explains and gives evidence
conclusion:sums up and closes
III.Planning an expository essay
IV.The process of writing an expository essay.
V.The introductory paragraph
VI.Common problems
一个句子中有两个主句，并且无关系和标点。
使用连词使其具有关系
VII.Review
VIII.Resources
IX.Homework task
Lecture 1 of 1
Review
- What is exposition?
- How do we organise an expository essay?
- What is involved in planing an expository essay?
- What parts make up the introductory paragraph?
- What are "run-on"sentences and how do we avoid them？
