WA6 expository Paragraphs ESL 244

 

Expository Paragraphs:

An expository paragraph explains or analyzes a topic.  The most common approach to developing this type of paragraph is to use specific details and examples.

 

                                                        My Industrious Dad

     My dad has always been very hardworking.  He worked as a high school English teacher for 15 years.  Then, after he stopped teaching, he started to build houses in the Santa Cruz Mountains.  Now, even though he is 78, he still spends a lot of time outdoors working on his property.  When spring arrives every year, he plants a giant vegetable garden.  In the garden, he digs the soil, plants the seeds, and waters the plants. As soon as the vegetables are ripe, he picks them and cooks delicious meals with them.  He works in his garden every day from spring through fall.  Yesterday, he dug holes for 25 tomato plants and planted all of them.  Another activity that keeps my dad busy is chopping wood.  He cut down a big tree on his property last week.  Then, he spent the whole day cutting the tree into smaller pieces and moving the pieces into piles.  Because he likes to work, he finds different projects to do each day.  In conclusion, my dad is the hardest working person that I have ever met. (182 words) 

 

 

 

1.  What is the main idea sentence?  What adjective describes my dad?

2.  Is there specific detail to show how my dad works hard?  What is it?

3.  Did the writer use some time clauses and other adverb clauses? Where are they?

4.  Find the different tenses that are used.  Why is each tense used?

5.  Now think of some adjectives that you can use to describe people’s personality. These can be positive or negative.   (responsible-positive; lazy-negative)

 

friendly

smart

open

cheerful

kind

confident

shy

rude

conceited

playful

irrational

curious

impatient

stubborn

clever

romantic

trustworthy

helpful

charming

generous

offensive

greedy

 

 

 

 

Writing assignment #6: Do the assignment on Canvas. Choose one adjective to describe the personality of someone that you know.  Write about how the person acts in that way. Be specific with your adjective.  You cannot use words like: nice, bad, super, terrific, awesome, horrible, etc.  Think about the adjectives that we talked about in class to describe someone’s personality. Write about the one adjective only.  This can be negative or positive.  Write between 150 and 200 words in paragraph form. Use at least two clauses with because/even though/although and at least two time clauses.

 

Writing Assignment #6

• Due Monday by 11:59pm
• Points 15
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• Available May 27 at 6:30pm - Jun 2 at 11:59pm 6 days

Writing assignment #6: Expository Paragraph 

Topic: 

Choose one adjective to describe the personality of someone that you know. Be specific with your adjective. You cannot use words like: nice, bad, super, terrific, awesome, horrible, etc. Think about the adjectives that we talked about in class to describe someone’s personality. Write about the one adjective only. This can be negative or positive. See my example. 

• Give a lot of detail and examples to show how the person acts that way. 
• The first sentence needs to be a main idea sentence about the person.  This sentence needs to include the adjective that describes the person. 
• Write between 150 and 200 words in paragraph form. Include word count. 
• Use at least two clauses with because/even though/although.
• Use at least two time clauses.

 

Rubric

Rubric for WA#6

Rubric for WA#6

Criteria	Ratings	Pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Does the first sentence include the adjective to describe the person?		2.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Do you include time clauses? Do you include adverb clauses with because/even though/although? Are they formed correctly?		3.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Do you include a lot of detail to show how the person acts in that way? Do you keep your focus on one adjective only?		5.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Do you edit carefully for correct grammar and punctuation?		5.0 pts
Total Points: 15.0

 

 

    Student’s Name :    ----------------------------------------

    ESL 244

    WA#6:My Industrious boss

    Date: 06/01/2020

 

            My boss Dr.Jacky has always been very hard working. He worked as a dentist for 20 years after that he continued worked as tutor at Dental University. Then, after he stopped teaching, he started to expend his dental clinic in the Mandalay city. Now, even though he is 70, he still spends a lot of time on teaching and guiding the graduated dentist who is working in his clinic. Every quarterly of the year, he travels to the small developed villages and small town, provides dental free checkup and treatment. Not only he works as a dentist but also he loves to fix the electronic accessories and products. Another activity that keeps my boss busy is he checks and fixes the broken machines all the time at his clinic. He works in his clinic every day from morning through midnight. He works very hard. He can able to work nonstop. His clinic opens 7days he never stops working because he felt happy that makes himself busy whole day by see his patients, teaches his fellow dentist, checks and fixes dental chair and machines. Yesterday, he donated 3 dental chairs at Mandalay dental university. In conclusion, my boss is the hardest working dentist that I have ever met.