Expository:

Essential Handouts
ESs should give each parent/student the handouts in this column below.

Expository:

Instruction and Practice Materials
ESs need to make sure each parent/student is aware of theInstruction & Practice Materials in this column, that each parent/student is shown these links, and that the ES prints and provides the materials to any parent/student who wants them. Highly recommended, but not required.

Expository:

Web Links
ESs need to make sure each parent/student is aware of the Expository Web Links in this column. These Web Links are resources only, and provide optional support.

General Writing:

Web Links
ESs need to make sure each parent/student is aware of the General Writing Web Links in this column. These Web Links are resources only, and provide optional support.

1. Directions

2. "Mock" Practice Assignments K-12
(Highly recommended, but optional)

3. Writing Assignments K-12
(Required)

4. Scoring Rubrics

5. Checklists

The Expository Writing Standards

What is Expository Writing?

Writing Assignment Graphic Organizer Examples
Grade K: Refer to Mock Practice
Grade 1: Refer to Mock Practice
Grade 2: Sentences Graphic Organizer
Grade 3: One Paragraph Graphic Organizer
Grades 4: Three Paragraph Graphic Organizer
Grades 5-12: Five Paragraph Graphic Organizer

"How To Write" Expository Essays
(High Stakes Exams)
1. Analyze the Prompt
2. Use a Blank Graphic Organizers
-Grade 2: Sentences Blank Organizer
-Grade 3: One Paragraph Blank Organizer
-Grades 4: Three Paragraph Blank Organizer
-Grades 5-12: Five Paragraph Blank Organizer
3. Plan Your Writing
*Introduction Paragraph
-Hook
-Topic
-Thesis
*Body Paragraphs
*Conclusion Paragraph
*Transitions
4. Use Sentence Variety
-Sentence Types
-Clauses
-Run-On Sentences
-Incomplete (Fragment) Sentences
5. Use Correct Spelling, Grammar, & Punctuation.

Expository Writing Web Links
The Five Paragraph Essay
The Audience
The Thesis
Introduction Paragraph
Body Paragraphs
Conclusion Paragraphs

More Expository Writing Prompts
Grades 1-3
Grades 4-6
Grades 7-12

Expository Lessons & Web Quests
Grades 1-3
Grades 4-6
Grades 7-12

Expository Writing Samples
Grades 1-3
Grades 4-6
Grades 7-12

Online Writing Resources
Comprehensive Writing Guides
Comprehensive Grammar Guides
Elements of Style, by Strunk
Online Dictionary
Online Thesaurus
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
Citation - MLA, APA, Chicago, and more

California Writing Genres
Genre definition
School year(s) genre is emphasized