Expository VS Literary

Lesson Goals Identify what types of writing are expository or literary Learn the difference between expository and literary writing

Types of Writing in Both Genres Narrative/Literary Expository Novels Story books Fairytales/folktales/fables Myths and legends Plays Poems and nursery rhymes Saga/Epic stories Comic books Diaries Newspaper reports Documentaries Biographies/autobiographies Magazine articles Research reports Reviews Pamphlets/Brochures Summaries Textbooks Fiction Nonfiction

What is a literary essay? A fictional, entertaining story that includes story elements with a beginning, middle, and end. Purpose is to entertain Needs to include an interesting plot and engaging characters

This is what your story needs to be about! What the Literary prompt will look like… Look at the photograph. Write a story about the power of imagination. Be sure that your story is focused and complete and that it has an interesting plot and engaging characters. DOOM This is what your story needs to be about!

You see a picture = you write a story! PIC = LIT You see a picture = you write a story!

Literary Prewriting -- Plot Diagram Builds suspense, adds details & complications to the conflict Aprx. 2/3 of way thru story emotional Setting (Time & Place), Background info, introduce main character(S) The end result CONFLICT

Literary Essay MUSTS focus your story with an interesting plot and engaging characters create details (literary devices and narrative strategies) that contribute to the plot spell, capitalize, and punctuate correctly throughout the story vary the beginnings of your sentences and transition between sentences and paragraphs smoothly and effectively end your story logically with a resolution to the conflict; this usually expresses the lesson or moral (theme) to be learned from it.

What is an expository essay? Non-fictional, informative composition that includes an introduction, thesis, body, and conclusion It is informative, factual, and has no story elements. Expository essay uses transitions that help the flow of the text It has a thesis statement telling the readers what the essay is about It is detailed, thorough, and fact based

What the expository prompt will look like… Read the information in the box below. In 1955 medical researcher Jonas Salk introduced an effective polio vaccine. At the time polio was considered the biggest threat to public health, yet Salk refused to profit by patenting the vaccine because he was more concerned with preventing disease than with personal gain. Although many people work to benefit themselves, some people choose to put others first. Think carefully about this statement. Write an essay explaining whether people should be more concerned about others than about themselves. Be sure to— clearly state your thesis organize and develop your ideas effectively choose your words carefully edit your writing for grammar, mechanics, and sentences DOOM This is what your ESSAY needs to be about!

These people are going to fail. Key Words Expository- EXPLAIN These people are going to fail. DON’T BE THESE PEOPLE! You want to pass = You better explain

Expository Prewriting - Outline Introduction Ends with specific thesis 1st Body Paragraph World Example (Specific) 2nd Body Paragraph Personal Example (Specific) Conclusion Reflects on BP’s – a final thought on topic

Expository Musts Be well organized – indent your paragraphs! Make sure all examples and explanation tie back to the thesis Think SCORE to brainstorm specific examples S – ocial studies C – urrent events O – bservations R – eading E - xperiences

Expository vs. Literary Which prompt matches expository (E) or literary (L)? Write a story in which an individual saves a loved one’s life. Be sure your story is focused and complete and that it has an interesting plot and engaging characters. Write an essay explaining whether or not people place too much emphasis on their appearance. Pollution is a worldwide issue. Use your knowledge of this individual problem to explain how this effects the lives of others. Write a story in which an individual faces a difficult decision. Be sure your story is focused and complete and that it has an interesting plot and engaging characters. LIT EXP EXP LIT

Practice makes PERFECT! You will look at an expository essay and a literary essay. Please highlight or underline any important elements that are in included that make each essay a WELL- WRITTEN and EFFECTIVE essay.

Expository Sample #1 HANDWRITTEN VERSION = 22 LINES Humanity has a funny way of contradicting itself sometimes. All children are taught to share and put others’ needs before our own. Somewhere down the line we realize that the very people who preach these things to us don’t follow their own rules. It is very important in society today to remember the bigger picture, which often includes doing things to help others with no benefit to yourself. People use each other for personal gain all the time. A glorified outlook on this way of life is all around us. In media people are more concerned with which Hollywood star is going out with which millionaire rather than the thousands of people dying of hunger in third world countries. As consumers we see this life and wish to be like that. Doing something for monitary gain is just like money itself: easily expendable and transient. But doing something to help others leads to emotional or moral gain. The memmories and feelings you get from helping others won’t ever go away. It’s worth something to you. Worth more than money ever could be.

Scored a 4

LITERARY SAMPLE #1 HANDWRITTEN VERSION = 26 LINES The hair on the back of Kevin’s neck stood on end. He could feel the goosebumps go down his arms and legs. The slightest change in wind made his feet tingle. He had climed mountains before, but nothing quite like this. He stood on the edge of a great adventure. He had been climbing through the dense forest of trees for six days and seven nights. The journey had been rough and he was now running on only one package of dried noodles. He looked out past the clouds to the small flickering lights that carresed the black earth down the valley. He thought of his mom back home, worrying for him. She had given him a giant bear hug before he left, along with a note about being careful. Oh how he missed her. It seemed like years since he had had one of her famous peanut butter and banana sandwich’s. This jump was for her. Cautiously he went up on his toes and felt the breeze in his hair. And then he fell. He fell for what seemed like eternity. The wind whistled past his face and his hands and legs flailed in the air. He felt totally free, until he hit. He hit the ground hard. He slowly rose off the ground and looked onto his own back porch. There his mom stood smiling. “How was your adventure?” she said calmly. Kevin only grinned.

Scored a 4

SO…STAAR writing is easy-peasy as long as you use the correct form. REMEMBER: PIC = LIT = TELL A STORY (fiction) EXP = EXPLAIN = ESSAY (nonfiction)