Expository Writing

Expository text should give information that is_________.

• non-fiction
• fictional

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D

What is the purpose of an expository writing piece?

• To inform/explain
• To persuade
• To express ideas/feelings
• To entertain

Tags

CCSS.W.9-10.2

CCSS.W.9-10.2A

CCSS.W.9-10.2B

A synonym for expository essay would be...

• Story

• Short Story

• Informational Essay

• Persuasive Essay

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

What is the author's purpose in an expository text? 

• To explain 
• To entertain
• To describe
• To tell a story

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.6

Which one of the choices below would be the best example of expository writing?

• a fictional novel

• a science textbook

• a journal

• a book of poems

Tags

CCSS.W.5.2A

CCSS.W.5.2B

Which is NOT an example of expository writing?

• newspaper article

• instruction booklet

• recipe

• short story

Your task is...

• How you are writing

• What you are writing

• Why you are writing

• Who you are writing for

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

Your purpose is...

• How you are writing

• What you are writing

• Why you are writing

• Who you are writing for

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D

Your audience is...

• How you are writing

• What you are writing

• Why you are writing

• Who you are writing for

Tags

CCSS.W.5.4

Which is an example of a writing task?

• Expository

• Tropical storms

• News article

• To entertain