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.