What does it mean to write with elaboration?

Question

What does it mean to write with elaboration?
Elaboration...Is it the same as writing down examples? Or, is the an example backing up a mainpoint? Then, what is an elaboration?

yeah cause my teacher always says write with elaboration but she never actually says how so then when you ask her she starts talking about examples and thesis and never really gets to the point.

pluss, she always says use concise writing! so, how can you elaborate but be concise and not do too much of either.

Answer 1

Writing with elaboration means writing anything you are describing in such complete, precise, and concise detail that any reader who has taken interest in your work will understand your work immediately without further questions or concerns.

Like I did above. =)

Answer 2

She/he wants you to give more details, and with details you are being more concise about your subject matter. For Example: When you describe a painting, you could talk about the colors and the textures and what's in and around the objects in the painting, but you can also talk about how the painting made you feel and elaborate on all those little details. You can do the same when you're giving a book report or giving your arguments for a debate question. Writing down the words that come to mind when you are thinking about what ever subject you are writing about will help you create a more elaborate picture with words for your teacher. Hope that helps you. :)

Answer 3

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What does it mean to write with elaboration?
What does it mean to write with elaboration?
Elaboration...Is it the same as writing down examples? Or, is the an example backing up a mainpoint? Then, what is an elaboration?

Answer 4

When you elaborate it means you expand on the subject that you wish to elaborate on, go into more detail. Perhaps show examples, describe more in depth or explore ideas that link from the subject. Write about things that arent immediatley obvious as well? Im not a dictionary but this is just what i underatnd it to mean.

Answer 5

Elaboration means working out in detail, developing.
It is neither about examples, nor about backing up. First, you should write your idea, then develop it in detail. This is a bit looks like writing fhe first draft, then elaborating it.

Answer 6

elaborate (as an adjective) means complicated, so to elaborate (as a verb) means to make something more complicated. thus, elaboration means to give a more complicated or detailed version. so, basically, this has been an elaboration on what ever the first answer was.

Answer 7

Instead of writing - She went to the store.

Write it this way. - My lovely friend, Brenda, went to the grocery store to pick up some food for her party.

Elaboration is using more words to say a simple thing. And writing more sentences and paragraphs.

Write everything you can about it. Don't be stingy with your words. Back up your main point with lots of other stuff too.

Answer 8

If you make a point such as, king lear was upset in the first scene because of his daughter cordelia, then to write with elaboration means to explain the statement that you just made. Why was king lear upset with cordelia? Why do you think that COrdelia may have decided to take a course of action that caused King Lear upset.

Answer 9

Elaboration is a little hard to explain...it means to like 'go on' like keep explaining something so a reader could fully understand your point. Like when a teacher asks a kid a question like "how hot is the sun?" and a kid answers "really hot" and the teacher says "elaborate" the kids will be like "its 400 million degrees hot and its rays can reach the earth to warm the atmosphere" lol something like that

Answer 10

Keep in mind, there are two extremes here. Some authors believe less is more when it comes to writing, and others, like William Faulkner, go on and on and on. I like the Hemingway style of writing- he was a journalist before he was a novelist and his prose is sparse and clean. But the devil is in the details and your teacher wants more details- think adjectives and word pictures.