Let's take a look at the key elements of Expository writing:
Goal: The goal of expository writing is to present information.
How: The word expository has the word "expose" in it, which explains what expository writing does. It tells, explains, and reveals information about a person, place, event, object, or process.
Where: You can find expository writing in recipes, directions, articles, textbooks, essays, research papers, and instruction manuals. There are many different places you can find expository writing and it is not limited to the examples listed here.
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Video: Hamburger Paragraph Writing
Source: Valerie Luzo via YouTube
Video transcript
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today we will be learning more about
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paragraphs writing using the hamburger
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organizer also known as sandwich
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organizer these organizers visually
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outline the key components of a
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paragraph which our topic sentence
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detailed sentences any closing or
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concluding sentence these are the main
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elements of a good paragraph and each
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one forms a different piece of the
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hamburger a topic sentence usually comes
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at the beginning of a paragraph and is
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the most general sentence in the
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paragraph what this means is that there
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are not many details in the sentence its
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role is to introduce the overall idea
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that you want to discuss in your
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paragraph the next few sentences are
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detailed sentences these sentences
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explain the idea that you expressed in
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your topic sentence in other words they
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add details about your topic you should
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include enough details in your paragraph
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so your reader understand exactly what
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you're writing about
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the final sentence in your paragraph is
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your concluding or closing sentence this
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sentence usually summarize the
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information that you have just written
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about so where is the relation well if
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the hamburger buns are the topic and the
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concluding sentences then meet the chi
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the lettuce and so on are the supporting
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details without the fool between the
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hamburger buns your hamburger would not
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be very delicious similarly without
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supporting details your paragraph would
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not be very interesting
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Key Ideas
Key Features:
It is informative.
It is unbiased - the writer does not let you know their opinion about the topic.
It uses facts, details, and explanations to present ideas.
The traditional symbol of the University of Missouri is the row of six Ionic columns. The Columns once supported the portico of Academic Hall, the first building erected on campus. Academic Hall was built between 1840 and 1843 from plans drawn by A. Stephen Hills, designer of the Missouri State Capitol. It consisted of a domed central section of three stories with two wings and housed both educational and administrative facilities. Brick for the building was fired on campus. Limestone for the Columns was obtained from the nearby Hinkson Creek Valley and was hauled to the building by ox-drawn carts. On Jan. 9, 1892, Academic Hall was destroyed by fire and the Columns were all that remained.... Now the Columns stand as a part of MU's campus.
Reflection
After creating your expository writing piece, ask yourself these questions>
Is your process or information explained in an organized way?
Did you provide enough details to explain or reveal information to your reader?
Did you show any bias toward your topic?
What information do you hope your reader will get from your writing?
Apply
Directions: Which part of the paragraph corresponds to the part of the hamburger? Remember, you can have as many details as you need to explain your topic. You should have at least three details, each written in a separate sentence.