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Expository

Persuasive

Descriptive

Narrative

What is an expository essay? It ……Gives facts.…Explains.…Gives steps in a process.…Presents ideas in logical

order or correct sequence.

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What are the key words that show it is an expository prompt?

Most people enjoy some type of music. Think about your favorite type of music and explain why you like that particular type of music.

Sometimes even the best drivers can get lost at times. Explain how you would direct a lost man to get back to the interstate highway from your neighborhood.

Tell how to make a hamburger.

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YOU WILL FIND THESE WORDS IN THE PROMPT

EXPLAIN or TELL HOW.

What is a descriptive essay?Sensory images

are used to describe what the writer sees, hears, smells, touches, and tastes.

It paints a clear description of people, places, objects, or events.

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What are the key words that show it is a descriptive prompt?Describe your bedroom. Imagine telling someone

who has never visited you.

There are many tourist spots to visit in Birmingham. Describe your favorite place to take visitors. You may want to tell what you will see, hear, smell and how you feel when you are there.

Tell us what you see, hear, smell, taste, and feel on Christmas morning.

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YOU MUST DESCRIBE OR

TELL WHAT A PERSON CAN SEE, HEAR, SMELL, TASTE OR FEEL.

What is a persuasive essay?

You are asked to prove something.

Give reasons why.Present

arguments against your reasons. Show them to be false.

Take a stand Ask or call for an

action.

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What are the key words that show it’s a persuasive prompt?

Persuade a close friend to donate blood as part of a blood drive that your school is sponsoring for the Red Cross.

Some of your kid brothers friends have taken up smoking and want him to start too. Write a convincing letter to your kid brother to not take up this habit.

Write a letter to the editor of the newspaper telling why citizens in Birmingham should support a tax increase benefiting the local public schools.

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YOU WILL NOTICE THE WORDS PERSUADE, CONVINCE OR TELL WHY SOMEONE SHOULD DO SOMETHING.

What is a narrative?A narrative…

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• Tells a story.

• Has chronological order and sequence of

events.

• Has action.

• Has conflicts or problems.

• Has dialogue.

• Has characters.

• Has a definite beginning, middle and end.

What are the key words that show that these are narrative prompts?

You and your friend find a big box that is labeled “Do Not Open.” Your friend wants to open the box. Write a story about what happens next.

Tell about a time when you made a serious mistake.

Two little girls found a wallet on the sidewalk. Tell what happened next.

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NOTE THE WORDS: WRITE A STORY or

TELL ABOUT A TIME, or

TELL WHAT HAPPENED NEXT.

Ready to write? First determine what type prompt you have. You should read your prompt at least

“three” times.

Expository--explain, tell howDescriptive--describePersuasive---persuade or convince

Narrative-- tell about a time when, tell a story

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Use your scratch paper to brain storm and then make an outline, or web, for a five paragraph essay.

Think – Brainstorm-PACOP-What is your purpose?A- Who is your audience?C- Content --What are

your ideas for details, facts, or reasons?

O- Organization --Think how you want to structure your paper.

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Jot down these ideas.

NOWNOW START YOUR OUTLINE, OR WEB!

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Persuasive (reasons)Expository (facts/steps)

ConclusionS um m arize the pointsyou m ade in the essay

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Introduce your top icG ive 3 details, reasons, facts or steps in a process

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First Paragraph

Second Paragraph Third Fourth

Fifth Paragraph

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Introduce your topicGive 3 details, reasons, facts or steps in a process

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FIRST PAPAGRAPH

Here’s the prompt.There are many good and bad

things about being in the seventh grade. Explain what

these things are.

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What kind of prompt do we have?

Did you say expository? You’re right!

Use your scratch paperJot down a few transitions.What are transitions?Words or phrases that connect

ideas or introduce the topic.Such as one, if, although, however,

finally, in conclusion, first, second, next, additionally,consequently

Make an outline or web. Develop a 1-3-1 plan. One Paragraph for intro-

Three paragraphs for the body –

One paragraph for the conclusion.

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•YouYou will be graded on will be graded on organization. organization.

Introductions for expository, descriptive and persuasive essays

should….

Grab the reader’s attention.

Or -- Let the reader know what you’re going to talk about.

Or--Show a plan for what you’re going to be talking about in the three body paragraphs.

Or --State what the audience will learn in this essay.

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Let’s start on the body. Go back to your web or outline for the second paragraph.

Good Fun Things-Changing classes and teachers-Ms. Trunchbull & Ms. HoneyMore Freedom- no line-See friends at lunch

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Look back at your outline for the third paragraph Bad things

SAT Test-not like elementary school-compare to stale breadmore test and harder-stress stomach hurts-math makes me sick

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Look back to your outline before writing the fourth paragraph

things that are both good & badField Trips-miss school-might be boringPE-clothes sweat-fun to play and competeHomework-too much-pull up grades

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Now we are ready for the fifth paragraph – the conclusion which will summarize our main points or key ideas in the body.

Good and bad thingsfreedomchanging classesSAT testgoing to school longertestsGood and Bad

HomeworkPEFieldtrips

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Now Let’s Look At NarrativeTell about a timeWrite a story

Chronological sequence of events

DialogueActionProblems, conflictsBeginning, Middle,

End

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Use this type of web for a Narrative

S TO R Y TITL E

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E N D IN G

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CLIMAX

Some typical story transition wordsOne day

SuddenlyDuringUntilYesterdayMeanwhileAfterwardsWhile

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Typically transitions are about time. After, before, since, later

How to get your story rollingBegin by describing

a character.

LaDarius Smith, a star on our school basketball team, is very lucky.

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Get the story rolling with dialogue“What’s that smell?”

the seventh graders complained.

“Finish your experiment and we’ll head outside to get away from it,” said their teacher.

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What punctuation goes with the words said? Did you say quotation

marks? You’re right!

Get the story rollingProvide a “where”

with prepositional phrases:

Near the parkBelow the surface of

the waterIn ChicagoThroughout the

crowded roomInside the

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Can you tell which passage is narrative and which is expository?Marty and I jumped to our feet. “Ohhhh.” I heard Marty let out a frightened moan. I started to back away. I thought maybe I could scramble out the other side of the car. But the snarling, growling monsters came at us from both sides. “L-leave us alone.” I stammered.A monster covered in tangled brown fur opened

After Christopher Columbus’s voyages to the New World, many Spaniards came to this continent to explore. One Spanish explorer was Ponce De Leon. He traveled through present-day Florida to find the Fountain of Youth. A second explorer, Coronado searched for the Seven Cities of Gold. He and his men traveled

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ExpositoryNarrative

SummaryIdentify your prompt Plan your work with an outline.Give your work a title with an action

word.Grab interest in the beginningBuild your paragraph with explanations,

examples, & evidence following the topic statement or key statement.

Use strong action wordsUse vivid adjectivesUse metaphorsFinished? Reread & reread to improve

and clarify.

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