expo writing

Question 1

How to analyse a question?

Answer 1

“task word”
- what - points
- how - actions/ways (actionable)
- why - reasons
“target group’
- 3rd pov (infer)
“condition” ‘topic” (ct)
- plan to dev fully
- 3 most relevant & holistic mp’s in the spec (condition) asp

Question 2

What are general rules of expo essays?

Answer 2

1. objective & unbiased
2. distance self away (3rd pov) (“they”/”them” for target grp)
3. don’t “things”/”stuff” (don’t be vague, do use spec vocab)

Do:
explicit
rephrasing & elaborating
*after planning (relevant, succinct, direct, thorough, practical & realistic) & step back to review
vocab & synonyms
sentence structure rephrase for clarity & formality
depth explain evidence
plan fast
Don’t:
vague/sweeping
lift
repetitive
idealistic
theoretical

Question 3

What are content criteria?

Answer 3

1. fully dev mp’s & ct mentions to ATQ (L)
2. P1 connects to P2 then P3

Question 4

What are language criteria?

Answer 4

1. proof-read grammar & vocab
2. impactful & deiberate vocab in formal tone

Question 5

How to plan an expo essay?

Answer 5

INTRO
- hook
- thesis
P1 & 2 & 3
- mp sentence (P) with connectors
- explanation (explicit elab process |-|-|-|-| to ATQ)
- evidence + short L to ATQ
- L to ATQ
OUTRO
- summary
- thoughts

*elaborate & example aft planning & step back to review (relevant, thorough, succinct, direct, distinct, specific)
don’t vague/sweeping “claims”, ramble & repeat (= reorganize))
p1 |p2 |p3
e1 |e1 |e1
e2 |e2 |e2
L |L |L

Do:
explicit
succinct
direct
rephrasing & elaborating
*after planning (relevant, succinct, direct, thorough, practical & realistic) & step back to review
Don’t:
vague/sweeping
lift
repetitive
idealistic
theoretical
reach too far

Question 6

What are the types of hooks? {3}h

Answer 6

1. upside down pyramid
   - umbrella stnc
   - asp stnc 1
   - asp stnc 2
   - ct stnc
   - thesis
2. contrast
   - stereotype
   - asp stnc 1
   - asp stnc 2
   - ct stnc
   - thesis
3. quote
   - person
   - profile
   - “once said”
   - “quote”
   - asp stnc 1
   - asp stnc 2
   - ct stnc
   - thesis
   (avoid stats)

context
- importance short term

Question 7

What are the types of thesis? {2}

Answer 7

thesis start (same structure)
- asps of ct include P1, P2 and P3
thesis end (same structure)
- P1, P2 and P3 are asps of ct
*simplify!!

Question 8

What are elements of a body paragraph per mp?

Answer 8

1. P
   - (mp stnc) (simplify & vary sentence structure)
   - transition
   - varying stnc structure
   - short L to ATQ
2. E1
   - explicit elab process |-|-|-|-| to ATQ & benefit target group
   - don’t be vague/paraphrase & repeat
3. E2 (relevant & current)
   *directly show mp works/has worked before/similar records of mp
   *state author, year, key finding
   - facts
   - stats
   - obvs trends (real life/general news hot topics)
   - situations (don’t “if”, do “when”)
   - short L to ATQ
4. L
   - summ E1/paraphrase P

Question 9

What are elements of an outro?

Answer 9

1. summ (L to thesis, but don’t repeat intro thesis) (do paraphrase thesis)
2. additional notes
   - actionable advice (future)
   - solutions
   - objective statements (thoughts)
   - predictions
   - long term benefits
   e.g.
   - why care about ct
   - what readers can do
   - future manifestation/application/situation/trend