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: Writing III
: 2006-2007
:3
Pertemuan 6
Expository paragraph
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Learning Outcomes
• By the end of this session the students are
expected to be able to
– Understand what an expository paragraph is
– Know the three levels of expository
paragraphs
– Make an outline
– Write an expository paragraph
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Outline of the Materials
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Expository Paragraph: definition
Three levels of expository paragraph
Developing an outline
Giving examples
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Expository Paragraph
• Expository writing is a piece of writing that
explains something
• In expository writing you need details and/or
examples to support your main idea.
• You can organize your examples into categories.
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Three levels of expository
paragraph
• The expository paragraph has three levels:
– A main point presented in the topic sentence
– Supporting points which identify categories of
examples
– Specific examples
TOPIC SENTENCE
Supporting points
Specific Examples
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Developing an outline
• Main idea
– Supporting Point 1
• Details/examples
• Details/examples
– Supporting Point 2
• Details/examples
• Details/examples
– Supporting Point 3
• Details/examples
• Details/examples
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Example
• Topic Sentence: Many kinds of experiential
learning are beneficial to students
• Category 1: experiential learning in music
• Category 2: experiential learning in history
• Category 3: experiential learning in
science
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Giving examples
• In the above example, the details of the
first category (experiential learning in
music):
– Students can learn about rhythm by beating
drumsticks on a table
– Students can learn about melody by changing
the words of a familiar songs
– Student can use computer programs that
allow them to compose music
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Conclusions
• Expository paragraph explains something
• It breaks the topic sentence into
categories which then breaks into
details/examples
• The outline helps writers to organize their
ideas
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