BBI3421 expository Writing
Task Portfolio (20 marks)
Reflection Exercise (10 marks)
Week
1
The Writing Process
Read pp. 265- 270 (Textbook)
Do the following practices as found in your textbook (pp.266-270).
- practice 1
- practice 2
- practice 3
(* you don’t have to submit the above exercises in your task portfolio)
2
*1) Think of a topic of your own interest and narrow it.
*2) Use one brainstorming technique that you learnt to generate your ideas.
3
Paragraph Structure and Topic Sentence
Read Chapter 1 (pp.2 -11)
Work on the following exercises as found in your textbook.




4
*Practices 1 A (p.6-8): Group 4-5
*Practice 1B (p.6-8): Paragraph 3-4
*Practice 2 (p.9): Q9-13
*Practice 3 (p.10-11): Paragraph 1-3
Supporting Sentences and Concluding Sentence (pp. 11-17)



*Practice 4 (p.11-12): Paragraph B
Model (paragraph supported with examples: Language and Perception (p.13)
*Practice 5 (15-16): Paragraph 1-2
Read The writing Process, Step 2: Planning (Outlining) (pp. 271-272)
*Based on a topic of your own interest, write an extended paragraph outline. Your
outline should have a topic sentence, main supporting points, supporting details and a
concluding sentence.
5
Unity and Coherence
Read Chapter 2 (pp. 18-19).
Work on the following practices as found in the textbook.


*Practice 1 A(pp. 19-20): Para graph 1-3
*Practice 1 B (pp. 19-20): Paragraph 2
1
6
 *Practice 1C (pp. 19-20): Paragraph 2
 *Practice 2 (p.23):B
 *Practice 4 (p.25)
 *Practice 6 (p.29-30)
 *Practice 7A(p.30-32): Q4-6
 *Practice 7 C (p.30-32)
 *Practice 9 (p.33)
Types of Sentences
Before you write your paragraph, it is important to know that to make your paragraph
interesting, you need to use a variety of sentences. Read Chapter 10 (pp. 162-178) on
Types of Sentences and work on the following practices.








*Practice 1 (pp.163-164): Q8-15
*Practice 3 (p.167)
*Practice 4 A & C (p.167-168)
*Practice5 B, & C (pp. 170-171)
*Practice 7 (p.171)
*Practice 8 A (pp.172-173):Q6-11
*Practice 8B(pp.172-173):Q2-6
*Practice 9 (p. 174)Q1-3
*Writing an extended paragraph


7
Based on the outline that you have done on the topic of your interest,
write the first draft of your extended paragraph.
Make sure your sentences are correctly written.
Sentence Problems
Work on the following practices as found in the textbook.





*Practice 2 A (pp.184):Q1-6
*Practice 3 (pp.186-187):Q4-6
*Practice 4 B (pp. 189-190):Q2-7
*Practice 4C (pp. 189-190)
*Practice 5 (p.191):Q3-5
*Writing an extended paragraph


8
Edit your written work using the Self-editing Worksheet 2 (p. 319)
Then, write your final draft of your extended paragraph.
Essay Writing
Read Chapter 4 on the structure of an essay (Introduction, Body and Conclusion.
Introductory paragraph
 *Practice 1 A (p.62-63) Types of Introductory paragraphs
2

*Practice 2 B (p.64: A and B ) Thesis statements
Body Paragraphs
Read pp. 64-66



*Practice 3B (p.66-67): Q4-6
*Practice 3C (p.66-67):Q4-8
*Practice 4 (p.68):Q3-5
Concluding Paragraph (p.72)


9
*Practice 6 (p.73-74) Concluding paragraph
*Practice 7 (p.74-75) Writing concluding paragraphs
Outlining an Essay

*Practice 8 (p.76-77) Essay outlining
Writing an Argumentative Essay
Read p: 142 on Argumentative Essays
10


*Practice 2 (pp.148-149):Q4-6
*Practice 3 (p. 149):Q2-4

Choose a topic of your interest for the writing of an argumentative/persuasive
essay.
Then, select a brainstorming technique to explore your ideas.


Writing an Argumentative Essay


11
Writing an Argumentative Essay


12
Write an outline of the essay.
Write your first draft of your essay.
Use Self-Editing Worksheet 9 (p.329) to edit your work.
Then, write your second draft of your essay.
Reflection Exercise (10 marks)


Write your reflection on your process of learning how to write an essay.
Look at the handout on Reflection Exercise and use the questions as a
guide on how to write your reflection.
*Submit your Assignment (Task Portfolio) to PPL together with your reflection
exercise.
3
13
Revision
14
Revision
Summary:
Your Task Portfolio consists of three sections:
Section A: The process writing of an extended paragraph and an argumentative paragraph
Section B: Practices
Section C: Reflection exercise
*Compile your Task Portfolio according to the above sections. A contents page should precede the three
sections.
4