EXPANDED DEFINITION

EXPANDED DEFINITION -

• Goes deeper than a simple dictionary definition

• Offers an expanded analysis and illustration of a concept that might be abstract, debatable, controversial, unfamiliar, or frequently misunderstood.

TECHNIQUES IN EXPANDING DEFINITIONS OR WORDS

• Etymology - sharing a word’s origin.

• Cause and Effect - Discussing how the situation came about and effects it may have.

• Description - Using a word that creates a picture in the reader’s mind so that the reader might relate through memory of sound, sight, touch, or hearing or smell.

• Classification - showing how the topic fits into a larger category

• Contrast/Negotiation - defining a term by explaining what the concept is not; showing how the topic differs from often in the same class.

• ILLUSTRATION - Providing a picture or image that is used to clarify a text.