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Expository Writing (Informational Brochure)

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Design an informational brochure to urge people to move to a specific community. The purpose of this activity is to expose pupils to expository writing. After creating the brochure, they write a three-paragraph persuasive or informational essay. Why should the audience choose their community? What sets it apart? 

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concluding statements, conclusions, supporting details, details, supporting evidence, evidence, Persuasive Writing, persuasion, persuasive arguments, opinions, topic sentences, push and pull factors

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brochure activity, topic sentence, cause and effect, concluding statement, conclusion, Persuasive Writing, push and pull factors, state an opinion, supporting facts and details, visual display, examples, supporting evidence, english language arts
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4th - 9th
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English Language Arts
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