Expository Writing: Mini-Lessons


Below you will find a variety of different mini-lessons from the various phases in the year-long Writers’ Workshop curriculum trajectory.  I only included a few student-work-based mini-lessons though these were quite frequent in my class; much of the crucial inquiry-based side of expository instruction comes out of examination of student work.  I tried to provide process notes at the beginning of process-dependent mini-lessons, though most are quite self-explanatory. The documents are available in two formats:

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Reading and Writing Autobiographies
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Explanation of the Prewriting Process
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OR-The Basic Structure
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OR-Understanding the Thesis
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OR-Supporting Ideas-Details
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OR-Using and Citing Quotations
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OR-Writing with Transitional Phrases
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OR-Using Transitional Phrases
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OR-Transitional Phrases Word List   Download  Download/View
COMP-Moving from an OR to a Composition
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COMP-Overview of the Introduction
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COMP-Overview of the Conclusion
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COMP-Turning the Question into the Thesis and Lead
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COMP-The Introduction Paragraph (Using Student Work)
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COMP-The Lead
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COMP-Review of Supporting Idea Paragraphs
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COMP-Supporting Idea Statements (Take 1)
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COMP-Supporting Idea Statements (Take 2)  Download   Download/View
COMP-Paraphrasing Quotations
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COMP-Clinchers
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COMP-More on Supporting Details
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COMP-The Conclusion (Using Student Work)
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COMP-Minor Editing Issues Review Sheet
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