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Expository writing
seeks to inform,
explain, clarify,
define or instruct.
EXAMPLES OF
EXPOSITORY WRITING
Letters Newspaper articles
Newsletters Magazine articles
Definitions Manuals
Instructions Pamphlets
Guidebooks Reports
Catalogues Research papers
Expository writing is
EVERYWHERE!!
HOW IS EXPOSITORY
WRITING DIFFERENT FROM
OTHER TYPES OF WRITING?
•Expository writing does not tell a story.
•Expository writing does not persuade a reader
but only gives facts and reasons.
•Expository writing is not a summary of the book.
Body Paragraphs
= Subtopics
Concluding Paragraph
INTRODUCTORY
PARAGRAPH
The first paragraph of an essay should introduce
the reader to the essay topic.
It should create interest in the essay, outline the
writer’s main ideas, and suggest how these ideas
will be presented within the body of the essay.
The introduction consists of three main elements:
a hook, building sentences, and a thesis statement.
WHAT DOES THIS SOUND LIKE?
INTRODUCTORY
PARAGRAPH
Hook—The first sentence (or sentences) of an essay
should catch the reader’s attention. It introduces the topic
of the essay in an interesting way.
After the hook, the following sentences should provide
background information to give readers some context
about the topic. They should ”build“ towards the thesis
statement.
The thesis statement comes at the end of the introduction.
It is the most important sentence in the entire essay
because it presents the essay topic and the writer’s
position on that topic. It also indicates the main ideas that
will be discussed in the body paragraphs.
INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH—
INVERTED PYRAMID
BODY PARAGRAPHS
Conclusions restate
your thesis and
subtopics, and remind
your reader what you
wrote about.
Do not include any
new information in
your conclusion.
RECAP: EXPOSITORY
WRITING NEEDS
One topic
Reasons supporting that topic
Details supporting the reasons
A conclusion re-stating the reasons
Transition words
Clear, concise, logical and informative
language
LET’S LOOK
AT A MODEL
EXPOSITORY
ESSAY!