Appropriate Writing Strategies

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Appropriate Writing Strategies

• For the explanatory essay

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Appropriate Writing Strategies

• Classification and Division
• Process Narration
• Comparison and Contrast
• Cause and Effect

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Classification and Division

• Sort information into groups and discuss them one
  by one

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Process Narration

• Process narration involves some of the basic
  storytelling strategies required in autobiography
  or fiction
• Narrative time signals
• Summarizing action
• and transitions showing temporal relationships.
• For example, Toufexis briefly narrates the
  development of romantic attraction.

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Comparison and Contrast

• This strategy helps readers to understand
  something new by showing how it is similar to or
  different from things they already know.

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Cause and Effect

• Another useful strategy for explaining a concept
  may be to report its causes or effects.
• For instance, Toufexis explains the evolutionary
  benefits of romantic love.

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Writing the Explanatory Essay

• Write an essay which explains a concept
• Choose one that interests you and that you want
  to study further
• Consider carefully what your readers already know
  about it, and how your essay might add to what
  they know.

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Learn by observing other writers

• For more details on writing strategies, review
  the relevant chapters in your text. Re-read the
  Toufexis essay, looking for examples of these
  strategies. You will also find marvelous
  examples in The Perfect Storm. Make certain to
  use various strategies when writing your papers.