Explanatory prompts will present students with an essay topic based on a quotation or adage, or based on a familiar topic.  Each is a springboard for the student to write a composition.  Explanatory writing is used to share knowledge and to convey ideas and experience.

In responding to the topic or quotation presented, students will be asked to explain their point of view and to create an original work. Explanatory writing may be based on the writer’s personal knowledge and experience or on information presented to the writer.  

 

Students are given 25 minutes (grades 6-8) to develop a composition based on the prompt.