案例專四專八l12exposition

1、Unit 15ExpositionPurposeAims to explain or answer questions of how and whyAcademic subjects Philosophy, history, literature, economics, studies of government and law, sociology, science Exposition4 kinds of writingnarrationdescriptionexpositionargumentationpurposeTo tell a storyTo re-create things i

2、n wordsTo inform, explain or show relationshipTo persuade or convincetoneMore emotionalMore matter-of-factMore academic or explanatoryMore argumentativeDevelop-mentBy timeBy spaceBy general logicBy deduction or inductioncontentNarration often involves description.Argumentation often involves explana

3、tionExposition often includes description and narration.An expository writer must remember that his primary purpose-the purpose that guides and shapes the organization of the whole composition-is to explain by logic and to show relationships.Exposition2022/9/25Organizational structure p.159-p.160Sam

4、ple 1Sample 2One topic sentenceOne introductory paragraph including the thesis statementA few supporting detailsA few body paragraphsOne concluding sentenceOne concluding paragraphExpositionDifferences between Sample 1 & Sample 2 in terms of organizational structureSummaryThree elements at the overa

5、ll levelAn introduction with the thesis statementBody paragraphsA conclusion or restatement (to echo or restate the topic idea for the sake of clarity or emphasis) Exposition2. 2 different kinds of statementsTopic sentence: a general and rather abstract statementSupporting sentences: contains partic

6、ular facts, examples, illustrations or supporting detailsExposition2022/9/25Types of expository developmentSample 1Sample 2differencesSubject: bees and colors in animal scienceSubject: stamp-collection in social sciencesimilarityThe overall structure: -introduction-supporting paragraphs-conclusionEx

7、positionSampleCommon features of compositionMeans of developmentpurposeintroductiondetailsConclusion or restatement1 conclusionProcess as evidenceComparisonTo inform2 conclusionDefinitionCause-effectExampleTo inform3 restatementCause-effectExampleTo explain & informExpositionSummaryExpository writin

8、gs call for logic and evidence in the process of development.Exposition is less like a stage play or painting but more like a lecture, discussion, or debate, appealing to our reason rather than to our emotion.Methods: illustration, definition, classification, comparison and contrast, and cause and effect.ExpositionAssignmentStudy the table on p.168, and then use the in