Explore writing in the expository mode. 0501.3.9

Links verified on 9/2/2014

1. Alike or Different You Be the Judge - expository writing lesson from the Beacon Lesson Plan Library
2. Essay Map - lesson plan which makes use of a student interactive
3. Exploring Cause and Effect Using Expository Texts About Natural Disasters - lesson plan - explore the nature and structure of expository texts focusing on cause and effect.
4. Expository prompts - prompts that have personal connections between the writer and their ideas. [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
5. The Expository Essay - This resource begins with a general description of essay writing and moves to a discussion of common essay genres students may encounter across the curriculum.
6. Expository Essay Collection - Prompts and examples.
7. Expository Essay Prompts - "If you could make changes in your school lunchroom what would they be?" there are 243 more prompts at the site [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
8. The Expository Mode - explanation, forms and guidelines.
9. Expository Prompts - links to 32 expository writing prompts in .pdf format plus a document that Jefferson County, TN used in a writing workshop [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
10. Expository Prompts - Ms. Deborah Wimberly has nineteen prompts for her students posted at Teacher Web
11. Expository Writing - 10 ways to develop expository writing skills with The New York Times
12. Expository Writing - this page of instructions emphasizes focus, support, and clarity [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
13. Expository Writing - Eight different examples of expository organizational patterns
14. Expository Writing - definition of the writing style, strategies to employ and examples of the style from the About network
15. Expository Writing Activities and Prompts - the Writing Site has prompts from K-2 to 6-12 [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
16. Expository Writing Plan - Use this information to help create your essays. [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
17. Expository Writing Tips! - The information was taken from "Blowing Away the State Writing Assessment Test" by Jane Bell Kiester available through Maupin House Publishing. [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
18. A Lesson in Expository Writing -The Personal Touch - This lesson uses examples of such communication as a springboard for practice in expository writing. [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
19. What is Expository Writing? - Expository writing is a type of writing that is used to explain, describe, give information, or inform.
20. Writing a "How-to" Explanation - Student model as an example
21. Writing Expository Essays - techniques and strategies for writing expository essays
22. Writing Expository Introductions and Conclusions - Do's and don'ts of introductions and conclusions. [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]

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