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• Expository essays are short assignments intended to test your composition skills or understanding of a subject.
• Expository Writing is Intended to explain or describe something. It provides a clear, focused explanation of a particular topic, process, or set of ideas.
• An expository essay begins with an introduction. This serves to hook the reader’s interest.
• The first sentence acts as a hook, catching the reader’s attention with a strong statement that the essay goes on to justify.
• The introduction continues by filling in the background. Relevant background details are presented that give context to both hook and the thesis statement to follow.
• In an expository essay, your thesis statement is simply the central point that you want to make about the topic. It keeps your essay focused and coherent.
• The body of your essay is where you cover your topic in depth.
• The body often consist of 3 paragraphs, but may be more for a longer essay.
• The Topic Sentence links the paragraph to the topic of the previous one
• The Explanation explains the topic in detail, providing specific information and building narrative
• Concluding Sentence summarizes the key point of the paragraph and suggests what the next paragraph will discuss
• Conclusion serves to summarize the topic under discussion
• Broad Summary introduces the conclusion by speaking about the topic in broad terms rather than in specifics
• Overview expands on the previous, giving a brief overview of the key points that the essay has discussed
• Key Takeaway ends with a strong statement that emphasizes the significance and interest of what has been discussed.
• A text is multimodal when it connotes two or more semiotic systems.
• Multimodal Elements may be Physical, Digital, Live
• 5 Types of Multimodal Elements

  1. Linguistic (words, written, or spoken)
  2. Visual (images or characters that people see)
  3. Audio (focused on sound)
  4. Gestural (the way the movement is interpreted)
  5. Spatial (arrangement of elements)
• Transcoding is the process of changing one code to another form
• Trans means change
• Coding means code
• Public Speaking is the act of performing a speech in front of a live audience. It may be prepared or on-the-spot (impromptu)
• Know your:

  • Order
  • Purpose
  • Point
  • Audience
• Two components of Public Speaking

  1. Content
  2. Delivery
• Types of speeches according to delivery

  1. Read
  2. Memorized
  3. Extemporaneous
  4. Impromptu
• Essential Public Speaking Skills

  1. Verbal
  2. Nonverbal
• Unleash the power of your voice to effectively communicate
• Proper loudness - Make your voice have appropriate power, intensity and projection.
• Good voice quality - Avoid being breathy, strident, harsh, or nasally.
• Correct pronunciation - Pay attention to your sound production, rhythm and cadence.
• Be articulate - Form distinct sounds to every word is clear and deliberate
• Sensible rate - Align speed to speeches purpose: fast if exciting, slow for sad and 160 words/minute if informative.
• Be expressive - Emphasize each phrase with the right pitch, pace, pause, and power.
• Dynamic energy - Amplify and intensify points to show passion and compassion for the people it affects.
• Leverage body language to communicate beyond words.
• Nonverbal

  1. Command Space
  2. Assert importance
  3. Feel confortable
• Engaging eye contact - Avoid staring down your audience or reading directly from your notes.
• Natural gestures - Use supportive hand gestures but don’t force anything
• Facially aware - Make natural and deliberate facial expressions.
• Purposeful movement - Be intentional with every move. Shift, pace, and hair and clothing adjustments.