Expository Writing Terms

This resource contains a list of expository writing terms.

TWR’s method rests on six basic principles. Download the list of these principles below and explore in-depth explanations of each one in our book, The Writing Revolution 2.0.

These are the 3–12 Transitions posters. A simplified version is also available for K–2.

These mini posters offer a smaller version of the Grades 3–12 transition posters, ideal for individual student copies or small group activities. Grades K–2 have their own set of transition posters.

This poster displays the question words—Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How. Use this poster to guide students as they complete sentence expansion activities, develop questions, expand unelaborated sentences, and more.

These mini posters feature the same question words as the full version in a compact format, ideal for individual student copies or small-group lessons.

This poster highlights the ten subordinating conjunctions we teach students in the Hochman Method. Students should use these subordinating conjunctions at the beginning of their sentences. Please refer to our pacing guides, The Writing Revolution 2.0, and our training to see how to roll out and select the subordinating conjunctions for the grades you teach.

These mini posters present subordinating conjunctions in a compact format, ideal for individual student copies or small group lessons.

This poster reminds students of the three strategies they can use to craft clear topic and concluding sentences. Each strategy should be explicitly taught to students through our sentence-level activities.

These mini posters display the four sentence types in a compact format, ideal for individual student copies or small group lessons. Designed for Grades 3–12. A version for Grades K–2 is also available.