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Analytical/Expository (response to nonfiction): Writing Resources
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The goal of Expository Writing is to explain things. Giving directions, retelling matter-of-fact events, or describing how something is done are all examples of expositiory writing. It is found everywhere we look, from the cooking directions on a soup can to the world's events in the daily newspaper. Continue to Expository Journal Prompts
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Callifornia Writing Standard 2.3: Write expository compositions, including analytical essays and research reports.
Deliver expository presentations |
Objectives a. Marshal
evidence in support of a thesis and related claims, including information
on all relevant perspectives. |
Materials (prepared by Jan Sanchez, Bob Leadbetter, & Richard Cartoni):
| All About Anxiety (article) |
Bedbugs Are Back (article) |
Cheerleaders (article) |
Goodbye California (article) |
How to Make Homework Less Work (article) |
| Elective Schools (reading) | Electric Cars (reading) | Employee
Training Manual (reading) |
Falconry (Reading) | |
| The Story of Muhammad Ali (packet) | Jackie Robinson (packet) | The Marathon (packet) |
Additional Materials (adapted by Liz Daniell from The New York Times: Daily Lesson Plans):
For each essay, please use the CAHSEE rubric (download as a pdf)
Mr. Cartoni's Essay: Peer Evaluation (download as a doc)
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Week 1 "Queen of Africa" Essay: Do you think Ellen Johnson’s Sirleaf will face more or less challenges as leader of Liberia than a male leader might? |
Study Questions |
Essay: Rough Draft |
Essay: Day 2 |
Essay: Final Draft |
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Week 2 "Horrific Hiccups" Essay: What old wives’ tales and superstitions do you really believe and practice, and why? |
Article | Study Questions |
Essay: Rough Draft |
Essay: Day 2 |
Essay: Final Draft |
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Week 3 "Olympic Skier" Essay: Would having those burdens be worth it to you if you were well-known for something? |
Article | Study Questions |
Essay: Rough Draft |
Essay: Day 2 |
Essay: Final Draft |
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Week 4 "South Africa" Essay: Do you think the international community could have done more to bring about the end of apartheid before the early 1990’s? |
Article | Study Questions |
Essay: Rough Draft |
Essay: Day 2 |
Essay: Final Draft |
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Week 5 "New Gadgets for 2006" Essay: How do frequent technology innovations impact everyday consumers? |
Article | Study Questions |
Essay: Rough Draft |
Essay: Day 2 |
Essay: Final Draft |
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Week 6 "Wikipedia" Essay: “The Internet has done a lot more for truth by making things easier to discuss. Transparency and sunlight are better than a single point of view that can’t be questioned.” Write an essay in which you support or refute Dyson’s claim.
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Article | Study Questions |
Essay: Rough Draft |
Essay: Day 2 |
Essay: Final Draft |
CAHSEE Expository materials (created by Bob Leadbetter)
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