Expository Writing

1. Expository Writing Types of Essays

2. There are FOUR Types of Expository Writing • Informative Writing • Procedural Writing (How To) • Masked Writing (How To) • Classificatory Writing (Comparative)

3. Informative Writing • Informative writing is found in newspaper articles, guide books, magazine articles, reports, research papers, pamphlets, brochures, and informational texts. • In this type of writing the authors describes a topic by listing characteristics, features, and examples and describes or explains a topic. • Examples: * Write about school lunches. *Write about a sport you like and why you like it. *Explain the water cycle. *Describe the culture of the Ancient Aztecs.

4. Procedural Writing – How To • This type of writing is found in instructions, guidebooks, manuals, pamphlets, catalogues, and even in a cook book. • Procedural writing defines or instructs (teaches) the reader the steps to accomplish a task. • At the end of reading this type of essay a reader will have a product. There are STEPS! • Examples: * Teach a friend how to construct a bird house. * Instruct someone how to make chocolate chip cookies. * Explain to a friend how to make a sandwich. *Outline the steps for shooting a basketball properly.

5. Masked Writing – How To • This type of writing is found in magazine articles, newsletters, letters, and advice columns. • Masked writing gives the reader ideas as to how to accomplish something that doesn’t have a clear step-by-step process. • For example: • Describe to a friend how to make A Honor Roll. • Explain how to be a good sport. • Share what changes could be made to be a safer school. • Develop a plan that would help a student make new friends.

6. Classificatory Writing – Compare/Contrast • This type of writing is found in research papers, reports, newspaper articles, scientific journals, pamphlets, and newsletters. • Classificatory writing compares, contrasts, and classifies information. “On one hand…On the other hand..” • Examples: • Compare and contrast Smith Middle School to your previous school. • Write about the advantages and disadvantages of fast food. • Write about some of the consequences of not wearing a seatbelt.

7. Did you get all that????? So, basically… Informative writing tells you all about something. Procedural writing tells you how to do or make something. Masked writing tells you how to accomplish something. AND.. Classificatory writing will compare information

8. Here is an example Informative - Explain the history of how the American Flag came to be. Procedural – Develop instructions that explain how to draw and create an American Flag on paper. Masked – Demonstrate and explain to a friend what it means to be an American. Classificatory – Examine the similarities and differences between the original American Flag and the current American Flag.

9. Fly Swat Game Rules Divide students into two groups. One student from each team will come up to the front, where a desk is set up, and stand on either side. The teacher will read out an expository prompt and the students will place their hand down (SWAT) the letter of the type of essay that matches the prompt. The student who gets it right the fastest earns their team one point! I M C P

10. Expository – Power Prompts Game • Students will play this game with a partner. • Each pair will have one game board and one set of game cards. • Directions: • Place the game cards face down and put each players game piece on the starting block. • Player 1 draws a card and reads the prompt. Determine if it is a informative, procedural, masked, or classificatory prompt and move your piece to the nearest block that matches the prompt. • Player 2 draws a card and does the same. • The first player to make it to the end of the board wins.

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