4expository writing across the curriculum revisions

8/13/2019 4Expository Writing Across the Curriculum REVISIONS

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CURRICULUM PLANNING AND DEVLOPMENT DIVISION

EXPOSITORY WRITING

CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT

COMPONENT of the SEA


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What is Expository Writing?

Exposition writing is used to:

inform

explain

clarify

describe

instruct direct

It facilitates understanding.


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Expository writing to be Assessed

Instructions

DirectionsReport

Writing

Projects


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Every day we use exposition

Its easy!

First you.

Then you

How do I

play this

game?

Turn right

at the.

Excuse me,

Im lost. How

do I get to the

Wild Fowl

Trust?


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Expository Writing Across the

Curriculum

Students will use

English Language Artsto create a variety of

expository pieces.


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Mathematics

Science

Agricultural

Science

Create a

daily log

recording

what

happens as

your seed

grows in

the grow

box.

Citizenship

Education

Create a project

discussing an

issue or

challenge,suggesting

possible solutions.

Explain the steps

you took to create

geometric shapes

on your geo-board.

Complete a data

sheet that

captures the

main steps of anexperiment.


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THEME: Environment

Topic: Effects of pollution on

the environment.

Expository

English Language Arts

Task: Write a report on the cleanup

exercise in which your class was involved.

ELA skills: refer to ELA Writing Skills

Dance

Task: Produce a dance item celebrating a clean

environment.

ELA Task: Write instructions for your dance

routine.

ELA Skill: sequencing, transitions.

Drama

Task: Write a monologue on

the effects of pollution on

your environment.

ELA Skills: cause and effect

Mathematics

Task: Write a statistical report on types

of pollutants found in the clean up

exercise .ELA Skill: refer to ELA Writing Skills

Science

Task: There is an oil spill next to a

wetland. What are some effects of this

to the land and animals.

ELA skill: Cause and effect, Report

Writing.

Physical Education

Task: Show students a

picture of pollution on

land. Ask them to write a

report on how pollution

can affect their health.

ELA Skill: refer to ELA

Writing Skills

Cross-Curricular Thematic Approach: Primary Level Std. 4


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A writers

purpose

affects:

Structure

Language


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Structure of expository pieces

InternalStructure

ExternalStructure

Organizational

Patterns

(How ideas are

organized

according to

purpose)

Presentation

and format of

information

content.

(How content

looks on a

page)


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Examples of Internal Organization

Structure Students have to: Examples

Comparison

and Contrast

Explain how two or

more things are alike

and how they are

different

Compare and

contrast two

Caribbean

countries.

Cause and

Effect

Discuss reasons for an

event or a

phenomenon.

Explain the two

main causes of

flooding in your

neighbourhood.

Problem and

Solution

State a problem and

discuss solutions.

Suggest a solution

to flooding in your

neighbourhood.


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Internal Structure contd

Main idea and supportingdetails

Logical sequence of ideas

Transitional words andphrases

Appropriate sentence structure


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External Organization includes:Headings and

Subheadings

Introduction

Conclusion

(Paragraphs)

Body


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Language of Expository Writing

Factual

Formal tone Technical vocabulary specific to subject


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Strategies

Graphic Organizers

Pair WorkThink / Pair / share


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Main idea

Supporting detail

Supporting detail


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Assessment Instruments

Checklists

Rubrics


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In Conclusion

Expository Writing: Engages the Writing Process

Informs, explains, clarifies, defines or

instructs.

Focuses on the main topic logically,

clearly, precisely, concisely and

coherently.


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Thank you!

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