Unit 4, Term 1: Explanatory Writing (E4)

Multiple Choice

Why must a writer use both a logical organization and an appropriate tone when writing an explanatory (AKA expository/informative) essay?

• It helps the reader understand the information clearly.

• It helps the reader understand scientific and numerical data on popular topics.

• It allows an author to use more complex vocabulary.

• It allows an author to experiment with different text structures.

Open Ended

This answer requires 2 parts:

Give an example of a real-life situation where explanatory/informative writing would be useful, AND

explain how the skill of knowing how to share information clearly would help in that situation.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a required part of an explanatory essay?

• Introduction

• Body Paragraph

• Conclusion

• Personal Reflection

Poll

Check-in Pause: Are you comfortable with the pace of the lesson and the content we've covered so far?

• The pace is fine with me; no questions yet.

• The pace is too fast; can we go back and revisit something?

• The pace is fine, but I do have a question at this point.

Open Ended

Pick one of the two questions to answer :

According to the video, which essay "don't" is one that you sometimes make or have made in the past?

OR: which essay "don't" do you think is the most common one writers make?

Open Ended

Imagine a writing topic that would best be structured as a cause and effect essay, and explain your reasoning.

OPTION #1: Write an explanatory essay following the guidelines and using the articles provided. Click here for the link: Unit 4 Option 1

OPTION #2: Complete the Unit 4 Option 2 portfolio (link to Google form).

1. In the POC course lesson, you must submit a document in the dropbox to move on to the next unit

2. Submit either a screenshot of the completed form or a document that states, “I chose Option 2.”

3. Then I will know to retrieve your score for this assignment.

​Unit 4: Explanatory Portfolio Options and Directions

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Questions?

Link to the Unit 4 Portfolio Options and Directions HERE

Link to my Teacher Resource s Guide HERE

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Open Ended

In a sentence, summarize what the central idea of this video was. (Remember, summarizing is condensing into the most important ideas.)

Be brief but complete in your summary!