Transcript Types of Paragraphs

Writing Expository Paragraphs
State Standards 753.2.a1
Objective:
Students will be able to:
1. Explain the purpose of expository
paragraphs
2. State how expository paragraphs
are developed
3. Write an expository paragraph
Expository
An expository paragraph
informs, explains or defines
the topic.
Expository Format
Expository paragraphs are developed with
facts, statistics, examples, or a
combination of these.
Expository Format cont’d
Expository paragraphs should be direct and
unemotional in tone; objective rather
than subjective.
Example
Subjective:
When I lost my book bag full of schoolbooks and notes, I learned
the hard way that people have got to have identification on their
luggage, book bags, and other important stuff.
Objective:
To ensure that luggage, book bags, and other valuables can be
properly identified and returned if they are lost, tag all such
valuables with your name, address, and telephone number.
Use of Expository Paragraphs
Expository paragraphs are used when you
are trying: (click screen)
To explain how to do something,
To explain what something means,
To provide information about the topic.
Development
Because the purpose is to inform or
explain, develop expository paragraphs
or essays with: (click screen)
Facts
Examples
Statistics
Facts/Stats
A fact is a statement that can be proven to
be true
Example:
There are 52 weeks in a year.
Practice
Select the statements that are not factual.
A. Football is the best sport.
B. Margaret Craven wrote I Heard The Owl Call My
Name.
C. Salmon is in Idaho.
D. Reading is a better activity than writing.
Check answer
Facts/Stats
A statistic is a numerical fact that summaries large
quantities of data.
Example:
Nearly 200 million children under the age of five
– 40 percent of all of the children this age – lack
sufficient nutrition to develop properly.
Practice
From the list of statistics and topics provided,
write a paragraph that uses statistics for support.
Use a separate sheet of paper to write your
paragraph.
Statistics:
46 percent of the public thinks athletes are paid too much.
55 percent thinks ticket prices are too high.
29 percent would go to games regardless of the price.
65 percent movie prices are too high
87 percent go to films for the special effects
65 percent of movie goers always buys popcorn.
Topics:
Professional sports.
Movie attendance.
Check answer
Examples
Examples are items or instances that
represent others of the same kind. Examples
help show your ideas to the reader.
Example:
Music comes in many types and styles, but Rock
has been popular for many generations. The music of Bon
Jovi, Queen and David Bowie represent the kind of rock
listened to by the older generation, while groups like
Third Eye Blind, Blink 182 and Sheryl Crowe are listened
to by today’s youth.
The groups mentioned in the above paragraph are examples
of the types of rock music different groups of people listen to.
Practice
Write a paragraph on one of the topics
provided, using three examples to help
show your ideas to the reader.
Topics:
Hunting as an important revenue for Salmon
Cruising Main Street as harmless fun for teens
Lessons to be learned from the movie Monsters, Inc.
Good dishes Italian cooking has contributed to the U.S.
Check answer
Summary
Expository paragraphs inform or explain the
topic.
Expository paragraphs use facts, statistics or
examples to support the topic.
Expository paragraphs are written in a direct and
unemotional tone (objective); take yourself out
of the paragraph (subjective).
Terms
Objective – neutral; removing your opinion
or emotional words from the sentence.
Subjective – biased; stating your opinion or
using emotional wording to create a tone
or mood.
Using facts and statistics to support your topic.
Your paragraph will differ, but you should have at least one statistic to
support your topic sentence.
The statistic
Professional sports
supports the
sentence
Attending a professional sporting event is
above it.
getting cost prohibitive for the average fan.
Fifty-five percent of the public thinks ticket
prices are too high. However, for some diehard sports fans, the ticket price is irrelevant.
Twenty-nine percent of the public said they
would go to games regardless of the price.
Movie attendance
People attend movies for a variety of
reasons. Eighty-seven percent of the
public say they go to movies for the
special effects.
The statistic
supports the
sentence
above it.
The statistic
supports the
sentence
above it.
Using examples for support
Hunting is an important revenue
source for Salmon. Most hunters
stay at hotels which brings money
into the local economy. They also
eat at restaurants. Finally, they buy
gas and hunting supplies; all of
which brings money into Salmon.
Cruising Main Street is a harmless
activity for teenagers. Cruising allows
teens an opportunity to visit friends
after school and on weekends. Cruising
also keeps teens out of trouble because
they are visible to the public. Finally, it
encourages social interaction.
Spending money
at hotels,
restaurants, gas
stations and sports
stores for hunting
supplies all show
how hunting
benefits Salmon.
Visiting friends,
staying out of
trouble and
social interaction
all support the
topic by
example.
Using examples to support your topic.
People can learn a lot from the movie
Monsters, Inc. For example, loyalty is
one theme of the film and is
demonstrated when Mike comes back to
save Sulley from Randall near the end
of the movie. Another thing to learn is
that laughter is better for the world than
being frightened as shown by how
much more energy laughter provided
than did the frightened screams. Finally,
Sulley teaches us to always do the right
thing regardless of the cost. He had to
choose between saving Boo and losing
Mike’s friendship. Sulley chose to do
what he felt was right, even though he
would lose Mike’s friendship.
Three
different
examples
help
illustrate the
main point
– what we
can learn
from the
movie.
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Fact or not?
These two items are opinion. They cannot be proven as
true, unlike the other two items.
A. Football is the best sport.
D. Reading is a better activity than writing.
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