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Week 8 - Exposition

The prayer requests guidance from God as students learn. It thanks God for provision and protection, and asks God to inspire and guide the students through His spirit as they learn about the world. It asks all this in Jesus' name.

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Week 8 - Exposition

The prayer requests guidance from God as students learn. It thanks God for provision and protection, and asks God to inspire and guide the students through His spirit as they learn about the world. It asks all this in Jesus' name.

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Prayer

Dear Lord and Father of all, thank you for today. Thank
you for ways in which you provide for us all. For Your
protection and love we thank you.

Help us to focus our hearts and minds now on what we


are about to learn. Inspire us by Your Holy Spirit as we
listen and write.

Guide us by your eternal light as we discover more about


the world around us. We ask all this in the name of Jesus.
Amen.
EXPOSITION

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An expository text merely
presents or provides information
about a particular topic or issue.
This is also sometimes called
EXPOSITION informational writing where the
writer provides facts on a given topic
in a way that is educational and
purposeful.
Expository writing may also include
providing descriptions, citing reasons,
presenting explanations, and
enumerating steps of a specific
process.
It is fact-based and seeks to
educate the reader by presenting
facts based on reliable sources.
Expository texts are generally clear,
EXPOSITION concise and organized in terms of
idea development.
Some of the most common examples
of expository texts are textbooks,
news articles, instructional manuals,
recipes, and self-help books, among
others.
A clear and concise thesis statement.
Usually presented in the initial
paragraph, the thesis statement
Key Structural introduces the main topic or idea and
provides the overall direction for the
Elements in an text.
Exposition Clear transitions. The use of clear and
proper transitions will glue the
introduction, the body, and the
conclusion together. Without effective
use of transitions, the exposition may
seem like a disjointed collection of
sentences.
A body that contains evidences and
support. While most people might
Key Structural think of an expository text like an
Elements in an essay as something that can be written
even without due research and
Exposition preparations, the use of supporting
evidences like examples and
explanations forms a huge part of a
facts-based expository text.
An effective conclusion. It is essential
to remember that a conclusion is not
Key Structural only meant to summarize the ideas
Elements in an presented from the introduction to the
body. Instead, a conclusion should tie
Exposition the ideas altogether while highlighting
the true essence of the main idea in
the text.
Cause and Effect. Here, the writer
presents the information by explaining
how or why a certain event or
occurrence happened [cause] and
Structures or what resulted from that particular
patterns of idea cause or occurrence [effect].

development Comparison and Contrast. The writer


presents the information by providing
details as to how things, concepts, or ideas
are alike or different
Description. In this structure, the topic is
presented by providing descriptions about
its attributes, features, and examples.
Problem and Solution. The writer may
present a problem and provide one or
Structures or more solutions to the said problem.
patterns of idea
development Sequence. In this structure, information
may be presented in a way that follows
numerical or chronological sequence either
explicitly or implicitly.
Language Features of Exposition
In terms of language features commonly employed in exposition, the use of signal words always plays a crucial role as
they make clear transitions from one idea to another possible. It also helps greatly in giving the readers a hint of where a
particular idea is leading to. Through signal words, coherence in writing and smooth flow of ideas can be achieved.

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