Exposition说明文(英语写作指导).ppt

Whatd you do this weekend?,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 isnt visible!,Pass and draw what the sentences say!,Exposition,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 processComparing and contrasting two itemsIdentifying a cause/effect relationshipExplaining with examplesDefining,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 readers interest?,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?,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?,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 the topic sentences and the examples.,How to make an introduction,So that your examples make senseTo develop and support your thesis,Coherence,1.Have a sentence that will preview the future examples,It will give the reader an idea of what the examples that will presented in the body paragraph will cover.,Examples:,The new technology today is great in many aspects,but there are a few important drawbacks.,Learning English is an extremely important thing for a few important reasons.,2.Select an opening example that leads to the thesis,Using an example to lead in to the thesis gives an opportunity to directly link your example to the thesis,Examples:,Once I saw,I remember,I once read,3.Asking a question that will be answered by the examples,Asking a question can get the reader thinking about what your thesis is about,Example:,Have you ever thought about the saying“two steps forward and one step back”?,Coherence in the body,Transitional wordsAnd phrases,What is a transitional word or phrase?,The glue that holds the essay together.,Words or phrases that link the parts of the paragraph together,So what are a few examples of transitional words and phrases?,For ExampleFor instanceTo illustrateIn addition,Lets practice essay by example,The topic is:,Smoking in public places,Write a thesis statement for this topic,Remember,a thesis statement is the arguable main point of the essay.,Provide three examples to support your thesis statement including:,Example from personal experienceExample from observationExample from hypothetical situation,