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ADVANCED EXPOSITORY WRITING. ENGL367/447 SECOND SEMESTER ENGLISH DEPARTMENT. INTRODUCTION. Familiarisation/personal presentations Dos and don’ts/ rules: course rep, punctuality, sanctions, full participation On preparation pre/post class sessions Objectives Purpose . Objectives aims.
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ADVANCED EXPOSITORY WRITING ENGL367/447 SECOND SEMESTER ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
INTRODUCTION • Familiarisation/personal presentations • Dos and don’ts/ rules: course rep, punctuality, sanctions, full participation • On preparation pre/post class sessions • Objectives • Purpose
Objectives aims • By the end of the course we expect you to confidently: • Develop good paragraphs, • Develop viable/ attractive titles • Compose essays which incorporate various expository styles: Examples, Narration, Definition, Classification, Description, Analogy, Cause and effect, Process Analysis
Purpose • To develop in you the skill of writing which you will need both in school and after school (long essays, exams, term papers, graduate programs, professional life) • Consequently, to equip you for the job market since all of you will require it, but some of you will land communication related jobs • To kill in you the fear of putting pen on paper (writing mania), and cause you to develop fluidity on paper/PC
The purpose of speaking/writing (communication) • Seven basic functions: • To interact • To inform • To find out • To influence • To regulate • To entertain • To record The important first step to take when planning to write is to determine the purpose/audience which to a large extent will gauge the written product
Expository writing, what it is • Expository (expose) is a type of writing which is aimed at explaining, unveiling a topic/issue. • It deals with facts, ideas and beliefs. • Expo writing: • Explains analyses defines compares illustrates • As a result of these functions, the following paragraphs are explored/mastered in expo writing:
Types of exposition • Exemplification (examples) • Narration • Definition • Classification • Description • Analogy • Cause and effect • Process Analysis
Evaluation • Quiz
The Paragraph • Since this is a writing course and writing depends on the paragraph, we will whetting our paragraph skills first before we continue with expository writing • What you will do before next week’s class is get the following information:
Assignment • The structure of an essay, • paragraph structure, • topic sentence, • Development • Illustration • Paragraph unity: coherence, transitions