英语写作Ⅱ-expository essays.ppt

Expository Essays
Unit Three
Objectives
After Studying the unit, the student should be able to:
Learn how to write an expository essay;
Master the skills and methods of explaining a process or what something is, for instance, comparison and contrast, classification, cause and effect, and definition.
2012年四级作文真题:The Dragon Boat Festival(端午节)
2008年四级作文真题:The Benefits of Volunteering(参加志愿活动的好处)
2003年四级作文真题:The Importance of Keeping a Good Mood(保持好心情的重要性)
2002年四级作文真题:The Best Way to Stay Healthy(如何保持健康)
Expository Essay
Ⅰ Introduction to an expository essay
Exposition means explaining.

Expository writing in most cases requires a rather impersonal attitude.
Expository Essay
Ⅱ What is an expository essay?
There are 2 kinds
1. “how”---it explains a process, how to do sth.
eg. How to cook a dish
How to learn English well
How to write an essay
2. “what”---it explains an idea, a phenomenon, etc.
eg. The benefits of volunteering
The importance of keeping a good mood
The best way to stay healthy
The Difference between Argumentation and Exposition
1. purpose
exposition---to inform; make sth known to readers
argumentation---to convince; try to make the readers agree on its point of view and support it
author of argumentative essay assumes the position of a debater. They usually have an opponent, sometimes open and sometimes implied.
And they usually emphasize their opinion using such expression as “believe”, “should” etc.
Expository Essay
Ⅲ Structure
1. Introduction:
lead into the subject and state thesis statement. It is advisable to state the thesis in the first paragraph.
2. Body:
develop the thesis statement
3. Conclusion:
summarize the previous discussion; restate thesis statement; propose a solution; predict a result, etc.
Ⅳ Developing Methods
Illustration
★Illustration is the use of example to illustrate a point. It is the mon, and often the most efficient, pattern of exposition.
★Good examples help to clarify a writer’s though