November+29,+2010+4th+Period+Expository+Pull+Out


 * Below is an outline of the work we need to do today: **

0. Please come to the meeting on time (room 9) having already read the discussions and sample paragraphs on our Expository Discussion.

1. Relevant Standards: >> a. Marshal evidence in support of a thesis and related claims, including information on all relevant perspectives. >> b. Convey information and ideas from primary and secondary sources accurately and coherently. >> c. Make distinctions between the relative value and significance of specific data, facts, and ideas. >> d. Include visual aids by employing appropriate technology to organize and record information on charts, maps, and graphs. >> e. Anticipate and address readers' potential misunderstandings, biases, and expectations. >> a. Introduce a topic or thesis statement; organize complex ideas, concepts, and information to make important connections and distinctions; include formatting (e.g., >> headings), graphics (e.g., figures, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension. >> b. Develop the topic with well-chosen, relevant, and sufficient facts, extended definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples appropriate to the audience’s knowledge of the topic. >> c. Use appropriate and varied transitions to link the major sections of the text, create cohesion, and clarify the relationships among complex ideas and concepts. >> d. Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to manage the complexity of the topic. >> e. Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone while attending to the norms and conventions of the discipline in which they are writing. >> f. Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the information or explanation presented (e.g., articulating implications or the significance of the topic).
 * 9th Grade ELA Writing: (includes mention of bias in subsection e)
 * 2.3 Write expository compositions, including analytical essays and research reports:
 * 9th/10th Grade Common Core Standard 2: (does not include a mention of bias--it is mentioned in the writing of arguments)
 * Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.
 * Advanced ELD, grades 9-12 (mentions addressing counterarguments, but also lumps expository and persuasive together)
 * Write persuasive and expository compositions that include a clear thesis, describe organized points of support, and address counterarguments. ||

2. Rubrics
 * ELD: Google Doc Version
 * Literacy Support: Google Doc Version
 * Questions to consider:
 * Does Bias/Reader Concern/Potential Misunderstandings belong in this essay?

3. Expository essay terminology
 * (ELD and Reading Support classes aligned)
 * Terms: What terms are we using, and what are we talking about when we use them?
 * Topic Sentence
 * Thesis Statement
 * Main Idea (s)
 * Details/Examples
 * Support
 * Evidence
 * Concluding Sentence
 * Transition
 * Paragraph
 * reader’s potential misunderstandings, biases, and expectations

4. Expectations of different levels.
 * similar expectations and rubric, different supports
 * 3 paragraphs: Introduction, Body, Conclusion
 * At the Advanced level, students analyze the prompt and decide to write a 3 paragraph (one body paragraph) or 4 paragraph (two body paragraphs)

5. Outline/structure of expository essay: What belongs in each?
 * Introduction
 * Background information
 * Thesis
 * Body
 * Topic sentence
 * Main Idea
 * Details/examples
 * Bias
 * Concluding sentence
 * Conclusion
 * Summarize main ideas
 * Restate thesis

6. Scaffolding/templates/support