EXPOSITORY

WRITING

What is Expository Writing?

Types of Expository Writing
Example, Non-Example

by Ahmad Agha
Biomed Engineer
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What is expository writing?
Expository writing, as its name implies, is writing
that exposes facts. In other words, it’s writing that
explains and educates its readers, rather than
entertaining or attempting to persuade them. When
you read a scholarly article, a textbook page, a news
report, or an instructional guide, you’re reading
expository writing.
Expository writing is one of the most common types of
writing styles.
Here’s what Here’s what
expository writing is: expository writing is Not :

Explains or define a topic, using

The author’s opinion.
facts, statistics, and examples.

Talks about a subject without giving An attempt to change the reader’s

opinions. mind or shape their perspective.

Presents ideas in logical order or Nonlinear or otherwise unconventional

correct sequence. in how it presents content.

Objective and clear about its points. Subjective

Key Points:
Expository writing usually explains something in a
process.

Expository writing is often equipped with facts and

figures.

Expository writing is usually in a logical order and

sequence.

✓ Expository writing seeks to inform, explain, clarify, define or

instruct.
 Examples of When You Would Use
Expository Writing
• Textbook writing
• How-to articles
• Recipes
• News stories (not including opinion or editorial pieces)
• Business, technical, or scientific writing

Many journalistic pieces are pieces of expository writing, but not all are—advertorials, opinion pieces, and many
pieces of political writing are not pieces of expository writing because their primary goal is something other than
providing unbiased facts.
Types of expository writing
Expository writing encompasses a wide range of essay variations, such as ....
Comparison and Contrast Essay
This essay compares and contrasts at least
two different things, places, people, or ideas.
This includes highlighting their similarities, as
well as illustrating their differences.
Cause and Effect Essay
This essay attempts to uncover the
relationship between two objects, with the
goal of determining whether one thing causes
another.
You may need to provide supporting evidence
to demonstrate the cause and effect
relationship between the two ideas.
“How to” or Process Essay
This type of essay explains the process of
doing or making something. An effective
way of doing this is to include the steps that
the reader can take.
This can include the following topics:
- scientific processes, like a laboratory
experiment.
- life skills, such as cooking, baking,
repairing,
or creating something .
- mechanical or technological processes, like
how a piano or a computer works
Example:
Many people associate the taste of pumpkins with fall. Here is
how to make an easy pumpkin pie using only five ingredients.
First, make sure you have all of the ingredients.

This is an example of expository writing because it is

explaining. In this case, you can already tell that the
piece will be about how to make a pumpkin pie.
Non-Example:
Everyone knows that the best part about fall is all of the pumpkin-
flavored desserts. Pumpkin pie is the best fall treat because it is not
only delicious but also nutritious. Pumpkin is filled with vitamin A,
which is essential for a healthy immune system and good vision.

This is a non-example because several opinions are stated, such

as “Pumpkin pie is the best fall treat…” Although this excerpt
contains a fact about pumpkin containing vitamin A, that fact is
used as evidence to support the opinion. These opinions make
this an example of persuasive writing.
How is Expository Writing different from other types of writing?
An easy way to understand expository writing is to compare and contrast it
with other types of writing. Three other commonly recognized types of
writing are:
Descriptive Writing
Narrative Writing
Persuasive Writing
Each of these types of writing has a specific goal .......
Descriptive writing creates a sense of time, place, and experience in the
reader’s mind.
Narrative writing tells the reader a story.
Persuasive writing convinces the reader that a specific position is the right
position.
Expository writing gives the reader the facts they need about a specific
topic to deepen their understanding of it.
Thank You

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