EXPOSITORY WRITING WORKSHOP
This workshop is intended for teachers of students in grade 3 and above, or any teacher responsible for teaching expository writing. Understand the key characteristics of expository writing as well as a proven, practical, research-based methodology that works in the real world of the classroom!
Come away with specific lesson plans with clear objectives that empower you to:
- understand a variety of expository writing challenges: informational essay/report, the "how to" piece, compare contrast
- explore opportunities for analyzing the organizational structure of the expository essay
- learn specific strategies for crafting strong introductions with attention-grabbing leads
- create clear, concise topic sentences
- generate a number of broad yet distinct main ideas
- write a variety of powerful supporting details
- construct conclusions in which main ideas are creatively restated
- receive powerful exemplars of expository writing for classroom use
Workshop Dates & Locations ( select date to register for workshop )