1. Do Now:
Think about the following thesis: “Computers and electronic devices play a large role in my life every day.” Write one sentence that provides an example that effectively illustrates this thesis. For example, “The computer chip in my car makes it more fuel efficient, which saves me money.”

2. Aim: What is exemplification?
Illustration
Providing Examples

3. Aim: What is exemplification?
Italian food is fattening!
(Even though it tastes so good.)
The Yankees are overrated.
(Don’t get mad at me.)
Tech kids are the best.
(Well, aren’t you?)

4. Aim: What is exemplification?
Caloric components of specific foods
To illustrate the fattening nature of Italian food
Team statistics
To provide examples of the Yankees’ failure
Individual success stories of students
To exemplify the greatness of Tech kids

5. Aim: What is exemplification?
Human beings tend to generalize, but listeners and readers want and need specific examples!
Exemplification helps us
Explain
Analyze
Argue
Add interest
Concrete details make writing ring true!

7. Aim: What is exemplification?
It has a point to illustrate.
It gives specific examples that show, explain or prove a point.
It gives details to support the examples.
It uses enough details to get the writer’s point across.

8. Aim: What is exemplification?
Narration
Exemplification

9. Aim: What is exemplification?
Illustration

10. Aim: What is exemplification?
Writing Prompt:
Choose one not understood, poorly understood, and/or misunderstood term. Write an essay to explain the term by offering examples of its meaning from personal experience or from reading.
Here are some examples:
Freedom Peace Abuse
Bling Love Ghetto
Trippin’ Insurgency Crazy
A range of academic interests, personal perspectives, and life experiences adds much to the educational mix. Given your personal background, describe an experience that illustrates what you would bring to the diversity in a college community, or an encounter that demonstrated the importance of diversity to you.
Write an essay that illustrates a generalization about a group you belong to. It could be your family, your school,, a club, a team.