•means
"giving examples”.
•a.k.a.
Illustration or "making ideas clearer by giving examples or by using
diagrams or pictures".
•is
simply proving your point or thesis with examples.
It
uses a list of:
•Facts
•Events
•Statistics
•People
•Samples
•Quotations
•Anecdotes
(brief
stories)
•Other
kinds of specific items to
make a general statement more understandable, more clear, and/or more
convincing.
Exemplification
is used in all disciplines.
•Political Science: define a republic and give
examples
•Literature: analyze a symbol giving examples from a text to support your analysis
•Art: Describe a movement in art history and give examples
of specific works to illustrate
the movement
Features of Exemplification
1.Topic
sentence or main idea
2.More
vivid examples to prove the point to be true
3.Use
transitional words and phrases that signal examples
Logical Order
In
an exemplification essay, the most common order
is EMPHATIC ORDER: Least to most.
Transitional expressions that
indicate
illustration and phrases that signals
examples:
•For instance
•Another
instance of
•For example
•Another
example of
•To illustrate
•Another
illustration of
•A case in
point is
•Here are a few
examples
•Some instances
•One such in
particular
•Yet another
•One
illustration of this idea
•But, through, etc.
Types
of Examples
1.Examples
that illustrate - use
concrete
examples to illustrate
an idea.
2.Examples
that explain - give an
explanation to illustrate a concept.
3.Examples
that tell a story - use a
short
story to illustrate a point.
4.Examples
that describe - use
examples
to make help the reader
visualize a scene or a thing.
Length of Examples
Brief.
Appear frequently within the
essay, and function as concrete
examples of
straightforward ideas.
Extended.
Contain more details
because extended examples
function as concrete
illustrations of
ideas that are too complex to be
made clear by a brief
example.
EXAMPLE:
(TopicSentence)
Sometimes children must
perform important
tasks within the family.
Children can be of great
assistance to their
parents and
other family members.
(First
Example) For example,
they may help by
cleaning the
household, washing dishes,
taking care of pets, or through
doing
other chores. By doing
these tasks, children are doing
their part in the family
and
learning how to be responsible
and prepare for life.
(Second Example)Another
example of children performing
important tasks is the help they
provide the
parents while the
parents are busy or working;
the children might bring the
parents something they need or
answer the phone while the
parents are busy.
Children doing
chores are helping take stress
off their parents even by doing
simple tasks such as taking out
the trash.
(Final Example) A
final
example is that as children get
older, they may do more
important tasks
for the family,
such as baby-sitting siblings,
getting groceries, and mowing
the lawn.(Conclusion) These
chores all help the family
greatly and teach children
valuable life lessons.
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