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Unit89ExpositoryWriting

Unit8ExpositoryWriting1

1.Teachingobjectives：

Inthisunit,we’regoingto:

A）Understandthebasicprinciplesofwritinganexample/illustrationessay;

B）Learntoanalyzeasampleexample/illustrationessay;

C）Practicewritinganexample/illustrationessay;

D）Learntouseappropriatetransitionsintheexample/illustrationessay;

E）Learntoimproverevisionskills.

2.Definitionofexpositorywriting

Theexpositorywritingiswrittentoexplainandinform.Thereareavarietyofwaystoorganizeanexpositoryessay,dependingonyourpurpose.Themostcommonstrategiesincludedevelopmentbyexample,definition,comparisonandcontrast,divisionandclassification,processanalysis,andcasualanalysis.

3.Principlesofnarrativewriting

Principles

Inthisunit,wewillfocusontheexample/illustrationessay.Thistypeofexpositorywritinginvolvesusingexamplestosupportyourgeneralstatementorexplainyouridea:

●Youmayuserelevantfacts,

statistics,

personalexperiences,

incidents,or

stories

toexplain,illustrate,orsupportthepointinyouressay.

●Thenumberofexamplesyouuseinanexampleessaydependson

thetopicofyourwriting:

1.Insomecases,youmayfindthataseriesofshortexamplesfit

yourpurpose,illustratingclearlytheideayouarepresentingto

yourreader;

2.Youmaydecidethattwoorthreeexamples,explainedinsomedetail,

providethebestsupportforyourtopic;or

3.Youmayalsofindthatinsomecases,onelong,detailedexample

ismoreusefulthanseveralshorterones.

●Tomaketheflowofthoughtssmooth,youmayusetwowaysto

connecttheparagraphs:

1.Usetransitionalexpressions;

2.Userepetitionofkeywordsandphrases.

4.Task1Readtolearnaboutwriting

SampleAOut-of-ClassActivities

1）SampleA

Readthefollowingessayaboutcollegestudents’out-of-classactivities,and

●findthethesisstatement,fourexamplesandtheconclusion;

●payattentiontohowthewriterusesthefourexamplestosupportapoint;

●studythestructuralelementsthatholdtheessaytogether.

2）Learntheusageoftimetransitions:

Usage:

“First”isusedbeforesayingthefirstofseveralthingsyouwanttosay,andyoumayalsosay“firstly”,“firstofall”inthissituation.

“Finally”isusedtointroducethelastinaseriesofthings,andyoumayalsosay“lastly”.Peopleuse“lastbutnotleast”tomentionthelastpersonorthinginalistandtoemphasizethattheyarestillveryimportant.

“Ingeneral”isusedwhenconsideringthewholeofsomeoneorsth.,andnotjustaparticularpartofthem.Youmayalsosay“tosumup”,“inaword”,etc.

Practice

Fillintheblankstoshowthatyouunderstandthestructuralelementsoftheessay.

SampleBChineseAmericanStudents’AssociationatYaleUniversity

1）Answerthequestionsoncontentandstructure

2）Languagepoints

be/getinvolvedin:

takepartinanactivityorevent,orbeconnectedwithitinsomeway参与，与……相关联

e.g.Idon’twanttogetinvolvedinsomelengthy

argumentaboutwhoistoblame.

upperclassmann.

（AME）astudentinthelasttwoyearsofaschooloruniversity高年级生

e.g.Onthefirstdaywhenwecametothiscity,theupperclassmanmetusinthetrainstationwithwarm-heartedwelcome.

entertaininga.

interestingandamusing有趣的；使人愉快的

e.g.Ifoundthetalkbothinformativeandentertaining.

lookforwardto:

anticipatesth.withpleasure欣然期待

e.g.We’resomuchlookingforwardtoatriptothetheatre.

Task2Enlargeyourvocabulary

ExerciseA

Improveyourskillofusingtransitionsintheexample/illustrationessaythroughthefollowingexercise—TranslatethephrasesfromChineseintoEnglish:

Inthefirstdevelopmentalparagraph

以此大学为例。

Takethisuniversityforexample.

我的室友就是一个积极参与课外活动的例子。

Oneexampleofapersonwhoisactivelyinvolvedinout-of-classactivitiesismyroommate.

首先，以我们的学生会主席为例。

First,considerthecaseofthepresidentofourstudents’union.

Intheseconddevelopmentalparagraph

另一个勤奋学生的例子是我的同桌。

Anotherexampleofahard-workingstudentismydeskmate.

第二，以王教授为例。

Second,considertheexampleofProfessorWang.

其次，以男生为例。

Next,usemalestudentsasanexample.

Inthethirddevelopmentalparagraph

再一个勤奋学生的例子是刘强。

StillanotherexampleofahardworkingstudentisLiuQiang.

最后，还有交通事故问题。

Finally,thereistheproblemoftrafficaccidents.

乐于助人的一个最重要的例子就是我的导师。

Themostimportantexampleofahelpfulpersonismysupervisor.

ExerciseB

Awordbankisastorageplaceforlearnerstokeepwordsthattheyhavelearnedsothattheycanrefertothemasneeded.Theycangotothewordbankastheyarewritingorediting,forinstance,tofindouthowtospellaword.Studythewordsandphrasesinthefollowingboxagain,andusethemtomakeseveralsentences.

degreeextracurricularcampusupperclassmen

studentunionstudentcenterathleticeventsmentor

competitionstudentaffairsclub

noncreditcoursesundergraduateorganizationfreshmen

Youmaydiscovermoreusefulwordsandphrasesforyourfuturewriting.Youmayeventrytowriteacompositionbyusingthewordsandphrasesinthewordbankabove.

Task3Writeyourownessay

Thefollowingessaytopicsareofferedtoyouforyourownwritingpractice.Selectoneormoretopicsthatyouareinterestedinandwriteyourownnarrativeessay.

1.Competitionistakingallthefunoutofrecreation.

2.Birdsofafeatherflocktogether.

3.Morecollegestudentsliketoworkforstudents’organizations.

4.Participationinaparticularsport（club,hobby,event）teachesvaluablelessons.

5.Universitylibrariesareofferingbetterservices.

6.Morecollegestudentsarefacedwithroommateconflicts.

7.Collegecanteens（cafeteria）areimprovingfoodservices.

Task4Learntoreviseyouressay

Rewritingisoneofthemostsignificantandrewardingstepsofwriting.Itoffersyouanopportunitytodiscoverwaysofimprovingyourwritingbyidentifyingproblemsandworkingoutintelligentsolutions.Thefollowingisasamplestudentessay.Readit,andtrytoreviseit.

5.Assignments

1.ReadtheadditionalreadingmaterialinP10,andanswerthequestions.

2.Review.

Unit9ExpositoryWriting2

1.TeachingObjectives

Inthisunit,we’regoingto:

A）Understandthebasicprinciplesofwritingacomparison/contrastessay;

B）Learntoanalyzeasamplecomparison/contrastessay;

C）Practicewritingacomparison/contrastessay;

D）Learntoseehowlearningnewvocabularyispartofactive,criticalreading;

E）Learntouseappropriatewordsandexpressionstoexpresssimilaritiesanddifferences;

F）Learntoimproverevisionskills.

2.Review

3.Principlesofdescriptivewriting

Principles

Inthisunit,wewilllearnthewritingstrategyofdevelopmentbycomparisonandcontrast.Comparisonexplainshowthingsaresimilar,andcontrastexplainshowtheyaredifferent.

Studythefollowingpointsonusingcomparisonandcontrast.

●Thepurposeofcomparisonorcontrastistoexplainthesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweentwothingsortoshowthesuperiorityofonethingbycomparingitwithanothersothatthereadercanmakeajudgment.

●Theitemsbeingcomparedorcontrastedmusthavesomethingincommon.Forinstance,youcouldchoosetocompareorcontrasttwomovies,twoauthors,ortwosportsfigures,butyouwouldnotcomparetravelbytrainandananimal.

●Comparisonandcontrastoftengotogether,perhapswithstressononeortheother.

●Therearetwomajorpatternsofcomparisonorcontrast:

a）Subjectbysubject

Inthispattern,youfirstlistpointsaboutAandthenpointsaboutB,andfinallysummarizethesimilaritiesanddifferences.

b）Pointbypoint

Inthispattern,youalternatefromoneaspectofthefirstsubjecttothesameaspectoftheothersubjectbeforeyoumoveontothenextaspect.

4.Task1Readtolearnaboutwriting

SampleATheCountryVersustheCity

ReadsampleAandpayattentiontothepatternofdevelopment.

Thesisstatement:

Iwouldmuchratherliveinthecountrythanthecity.

Conclusion:

Citylifeisdefinitelynotforme.

2）learntheusageofthetransitionalwords

Usage:

“Wouldrather…（than）…”,usuallyshortenedto“’drather”,isusedtoshowyourpreferenceforsth.

e.g.I’dratherwalkthantakeabus.

SampleBOn-CampusVersusOff-Campus

Thefollowingaresomeofthethingsforyourconsiderationasyoudecidebetweenon-andoff-campusliving.Whichisbestforyou?

Theanswerdependsonwhat’simportanttoyou.

1）AfterreadingSampleB,wecanseethepatternofdevelopmentispointbypoint.Theoutlinebelowwillillustratehowtheinformationisorganizedthroughparallelism.

Introduction

Body:

Location

A.livingon-campus

B.livingoff-campusandcommuting

Cost

A.livingon-campus

B.livingoff-campusandcommuting

Food

A.livingon-campus

B.livingoff-campusandcommuting

Payment

A.livingon-campus

B.livingoff-campusandcommuting

Activities

A.livingon-campus

B.livingoff-campusandcommuting

Conclusion

Task2Enlargeyourvocabulary

ExerciseA

RereadSampleAandSampleC,andpickoutthewordsandexpressionsthatdescribecitylifeandcountrylife.Thentrytousethemtowriteaparagraphdescribingyour“dreamlife”.Thefollowingboxprovidesyouwithmoreusefulterms.

ExerciseB

Usefulwordsandexpressionstotalkaboutsimilaritiesanddifferences

Comparison

Similarly,like,thesameas,likewise,correspondingly,too,also,both,inthesameway,resemble,as…as,besimilarto

TherearesomesimilaritiesbetweenXandY.

XissimilartoYinthat（they）…

XandYaresimilarinthat（they）…

LikeX,Y