（本科）新编大学英语写作exposition pptppt课件（全）

1、新编大学英语写作exposition ppt 新编大学英语写作College English Writing：A New Course BookExposition WritingExposition writing Definition: The methodical explanation of something. Sometimes its the introductory part that explains the context of a story, an event, or a fact. It provides the background information-char

2、acters, setting, etc.-needed to understand the action. Read the following to understand more Exposition writing Exposition is explanation. Expository writing is nonfiction writing, and it sets forth ideas, facts, values, arguments, and the like. For example, the essay and much journalism are exposit

3、ory in nature. Expository writing is a term used frequently to distinguish that sort of prose from the writing we often call creative, a term that technically refers primarily to fiction, however, the line of demarcation is certainly not always clearthe familiar essay and the narrative sketch often

4、overlap.Exposition writingExposition can be an incidental part of a description or a narration or vice versa, or it can be the heart of an article. Aside from clarity, the key problem with exposition is credibility. What makes your explanation believable? Exposition Remember that exposition sometime

5、s overlaps with narration ( telling by sequence or time order) and description (showing sth. by seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, touching). Narration or description can be a part of exposition or vice versa.Exposition: how to explain?1. Giving examples/illustration2. Cause and effect (analyzing w

6、hat is cause why something happen; when something happen, what are the cause(s) ;problem and solution3. Comparison and contrast4. Classification and division 5. Process/sequence or order6. Defining (giving definition) 1. Illustration Facts speak louder than words. Writers often use examples, facts,

7、data, credential quotations or citations to explain and convince their views. This is one of the most effective ways to write exposition.The examples should be specific and typical, interesting and relevant. They may be either personal experience or second-hand information from reliable sources.2. C

8、ause and effectCause-effect relationships may be shown in various ways in addition to the single cause-effect type; it is more often presented in forms of single cause vs. multiple effects, multiple causes vs. single effect, multiple causes and effects, or chains of causes and effects. Cause = reaso

9、neffect = result/outcome CauseCauseCauseEffect Result Cause 1.Cause 2. Cause 3. Facts or examplesFacts or examplesFacts or examples There are several reasons why so many people attend the Olympic games or watch them on television. One reason is tradition. The name Olympics and the torch and flame re

10、mind people of the ancient games. People can escape the ordinariness of daily life by attending or watching the Olympics. They like to identify with someone elses individual sacrifice and accomplishment. National pride is another reason, and an athletes or a teams hard earned victory becomes a natio

11、ns victory. There are national medal counts and people keep track of how many medals their countrys athletes have won. why, reasons are, if.then, because, because of, as, for, now that, since, the cause of/the reason for is ,in case (of), in the event of, for this reason as a result, therefore, so,

12、subsequently, consequently, hence, thus, verb: cause, produce, bring out/forth, result in, lead to, contribute to, prompt, renderRemember to use may, might, perhaps, possibly, probably, seemingly, likely, presumably, etc. when you are not so sure of the cause or effect and to use certainly, definite

13、ly, surely, absolutely, 100 percent, perfectly, etc. when you are sure of the cause and result.effecteffectcause3. Comparison and contrast Comparison usually identifies similarities and contrast points out differences.4. Classification and divisionDivision is used to separate one thing into parts. I

14、t lays emphasis on the distinctions or differences between things.Classification is used to organize things which have something in common. It emphasizes similarities.5. sequence/order Chronological sequence, i.e., time order:1) First,2) Second,3)Third4)FinallySpatial sequence:From to, next to, near

15、=in the proximity of, at the top/bottom of , on the right/left6. By definitionDefinition is a method we use to distinguish one thing from all other things by answering questions such as “what is it?”, “What are its limits or boundaries?”.Definition can be found in almost all expository or persuasive writings: