{"id":71526,"date":"2020-04-30T11:43:31","date_gmt":"2020-04-30T15:43:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/?page_id=71526"},"modified":"2020-05-22T16:04:16","modified_gmt":"2020-05-22T20:04:16","slug":"nonfiction-writing-expository-writing-procedural-writing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/learn\/elementary-home\/elementary-2\/literacy\/literacy-grades-7-8\/writing-2\/non-fiction-writing\/nonfiction-writing-expository-writing-procedural-writing\/","title":{"rendered":"Expository Writing (Procedural Writing)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5>Non-Fiction Writing<\/h5>\n<h3>Goals<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>review the genre of nonfiction writing by examining the characteristics of procedural writing<\/li>\n<li>read an example of procedural writing and identify the characteristics of expository writing within it<\/li>\n<li>write a piece of procedural writing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>The Learning Task<\/h2>\n<p>Last week our literacy prompts focused on generating our personal writing territories* or ideas that we can return to for writing inspiration (<a href=\"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/learn\/elementary-home\/elementary-2\/literacy\/literacy-grades-7-8\/heart-maps-idea-generation\/\">heart maps<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/learn\/elementary-home\/elementary-2\/literacy\/literacy-grades-7-8\/sarah-kay-hands-idea-generation\/\">hands<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/learn\/elementary-home\/elementary-2\/literacy\/literacy-grades-7-8\/creating-a-life-map-idea-generation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">life map<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/learn\/elementary-home\/elementary-2\/literacy\/literacy-grades-7-8\/awesome-idea-generation\/\">awesome ideas<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>This week we will explore different genres of writing beginning with nonfiction. Genre is the form that a piece of writing takes. Each form of writing has its own unique characteristics or traits.<\/p>\n<p>All writing that is not poetry is prose. Prose is writing that is made of sentences and paragraphs. Poetry is made up of lines and stanzas.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Non-fiction writing provides factual information about a subject; often uses exposition but may include narration, description, or persuasion.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Procedural Writing is one form of Nonfiction Writing. Procedural Writing is everywhere: It is found in recipes, how to manuals and rules to a game. Your task is to go on a hunt in your home for examples of procedural writing and make generalizations about what makes an effective piece of procedural writing. Check your understanding against: <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1eV30O7meexJ2axtH1y3wAw3IRQ6pEJSG-LXeTbLXPok\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Procedural Writing Framework<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Your turn! Write a piece of procedural writing based on your experiences living through a pandemic. Possible topics could include: how to cut your own hair; or, the popular internet trend, how to make sourdough bread.<\/p>\n<h3>Daily task! Don\u2019t forget to engage with your Writer\u2019s Notebook: Creating a Place for Reflection<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/learn\/elementary-2\/literacy\/literacy-grades-7-8\/creating-a-place-for-reflection-day-one\/\">Note: please see the information in this lesson for guidance.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>*term coined by Nancie Atwell<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All writing that is not poetry is prose. Prose is writing that is made of sentences and paragraphs. 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