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building a house. It takes a great deal of planning, work, fixing up ... As one can see, building a house can be challenging, exciting, and satisfying if the ...
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1. BUILDING THE ESSAY:
8. How that relates to real life…
12. Writing an essay is just like the process of building a house.
13. Building a house properly requires the following:
14. The Process:Planning, Executing, Modifying, Correcting, SellingThe Blueprint:The organizational pattern for every part of the wholeThe Punch List:The assessment tool for checking off what the builder and contractor see that the tradespeople have accomplished and still need to do
17. Expository means explanatory.
18. Expository writing explains a process.
19. Expository Writing - A Process:
23. THIS IS PREWRITING!
24. We want to build a new house. Our apartment is too small, and our doggy is unhappy!We need ideas, a blueprint, and an architect.
25. I’m the architect. I meet with the clients and draw the plans (the blueprints) for their house.
26. I’m the contractor. I take the architect’s blueprints, schedule the workers, and oversee the construction.
27. Safety first! Pre-planning for a safe building site will ensure success.
28. Don’t build here -- too close to power lines!
29. Level the building site.
30. THIS IS DRAFTING!
31. The contractor called me to pour the concrete foundation.
32. The future homeowners’ friends are building the sidewalks.
33. The plumber figured out where all of the pipes go in the concrete slab.
34. OK – it’s time for me and the rest of the framers to put up the walls!
35. The walls are up. The contractor called me to connect the floor plumbing to the wall pipes.
36. Wires!Ya gotta have ‘em!
37. Better get a roof on to keep the wires dry!
38. Insulate the attic and the walls!
39. Weld the steel beam.
40. Brick it up!
41. Time to call the painter!
42. Oops…
43. Yeah, you’re the one!
44. We don’t call this “leaking”; we call this “normal atmospheric condensation.”
45. THIS IS REVISION!
46. REVISE!Add trees to the yard; the dog wants more trees!
47. REVISE!The air conditioning unit is frozen up. Call back the heat and air guys. We need a different unit.
48. REVISE!The living room light switch turns on the garbage disposal.
49. REVISE!Re-frame the family room wall; the homeowners want more windows!
50. REVISE!Put up a fence. The neighbors do not like your dog as much as you thought they would.
51. REVISE!This paint color looks much better!
52. THIS IS EDITING!
53. EDIT! You built it on the neighbor’s property line!
54. EDIT!Plumbing didn’t pass inspection. There’s a leak in the slab.Bummer.
55. EDIT!The siding leaks. Replace the flashing and caulk it with 25-year latex paintable caulk.
56. EDIT!Bedroom wallpaper was hung in bathroom!
57. EDIT!Dude, fix this outlet; there’s no electricity to it!
58. THIS IS PUBLISHING!
59. Let’s have a housewarming party and show off our new house!
60. Dude, first you have to brainstorm; then you have to use an organizer like a web, a cluster, an outline, or Four Square.
62. First…Brainstorm… plumberbricklayerrooferlandscaperdecoratorpaintertreesback yardneighbors
63. …then try to figure out some logical way to divide it up into paragraphs.
66. Paragraph 1 (Introductory Paragraph)DRAFT!
67. Paragraph 1 (Introductory Paragraph)DRAFT!
68. Paragraph 2DRAFT!
69. Paragraph 3DRAFT!
70. Paragraph 4DRAFT!
71. Paragraph 5 - ConclusionDRAFT!
72. More expository topics:
73. Tell how to make a dinosaur model. What materials would you use? What steps would you take?
74. Think about two games you like to play. Tell how they are alike and how they are different.
75. Here it is – the gift you have always wanted! Tell what the gift is, explain why you have always wanted it, and tell what you plan to do with it.
76. What would you like to be when you grow up? Write about the kind of job you would like to do someday. Tell what it is, what you know about it, and why you think it would be a good job.
78. What is your favorite television commercial? What product does it promote? Explain why this is your favorite.
80. Think about the best way you know to earn money. Explain the steps involved and tell why it is a good way.
81. Explain why you think _____is the best pet.
