Expository writing explains, defines or informs. The document provides instructions on how to write an expository paragraph, including choosing a topic related to school and narrowing it down through multiple steps. It advises writing a topic sentence that states the main idea in a complete sentence, then adding supporting details through examples, explanations or definitions before restating the main idea in a clincher sentence.

1. WRITING AN EXPOSITORY PARAGRAPH Begin with a topic: Writing Pets Pet Peeves School

2. Narrow the Topic Writing Types Processes Good vs bad Strengths vs weaknesses Reasons to write frustrations

3. Select Your Fav and Narrow Again Types of Writing Narrative Descriptive Expository Persuasive Creative

4. Narrow One Last Time… Expository Writing What is it How to do it

5. Write Topic Sentence ONE MAIN IDEA WRITTEN IN A COMPLETE SENTENCE: Expository writing explains, defines or informs.

6. Add Supporting Details Explain causes and effects, similarities and differences, symptoms, strengths, reasons, etc. (Examples) Explain how to do something or how something works (Examples) Define a concept by parts, kinds or types (Examples) Tell what, when, how and/or why something happened (Examples)

7. Clincher [Last sentence] Restate the main idea… Any kind of text that explains, defines or informs is expository.

8. YOUR TURN… TOPIC: SCHOOL NARROW TOPIC PICK YOUR FAV & NARROW AGAIN NARROW ONE LAST TIME TOPIC SENTENCE DETAILS CLINCHER