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1. EXPOSITORY WRITING
The “How and Why” of
Writing

2. OBJECTIVES
At the end of the topic, students should be able to:
 
1.demonstrate an understanding of the conventions of the
expository essay;
2.appreciate the value of clearly explaining a phenomenon; and
3.write an expository essay of at least 500 words on a topic of your
choice.

3. WHAT IS EXPOSITORY WRITING?
Expository writing is defined as presenting reasons, explanations, or
steps in a process
Informational writing
An expository essay should follow a logical sequence and have three
different main points
Logic and coherence is the main focus of an expository essay

4. HOW IS IT DIFFERENT ?
Expository writing does not tell a story
Expository writing does not persuade a reader but only gives facts
and reasons
Expository writing can also give the steps of a process

5. WHAT IS AN EXPOSITORY ESSAY?
An EXPOSITORY essay is a multi-paragraph essay with a
specific structure.
It explains a position or opinion that you have regarding a
topic or text.
It provides adequate textual evidence to support that
opinion.
AN EXPOSITORY ESSAY IS NOT …
It is not a summary of the book.
It is not a book review or a book report.
It is not ONLY your opinion. You must base your ideas
on events from the text.

6. ORGANIZATION
When you organize an essay it
needs to follow a logical
sequence.
Novel: beginning of the book,
middle of the book, end of the
book.
2/3/1: 2
nd
best idea, 3
rd
best
idea, best idea.
Directions:
1
st
step, 2
nd
step, 3
rd
step.

7. An EXPOSITORY essay contains ____
paragraphs.
All paragraphs have a name:
1st Paragraph(s) : Introductory Paragraph(s)
Paragraph #2, 3, 4 etc.: Body Paragraphs
Final Paragraph(s): Concluding Paragraph(s)
FORMAT OF AN EXPOSITORY
ESSAY

8. TOPIC SENTENCES, THESIS STATEMENTS, AND SUBTOPIC
ARE THE HEART
Thesis: a statement
discussing the topic of your
paper.
Subtopics: the main ideas
that support your thesis.
Topic Sentences: a
statement that discusses the
topic of each paragraph.

9. DEFINITION OF TERMS
Thesis Statement: The main idea of the whole
essay
Transition words: Words such as first, second, as a
result, which make transitions easy in the essay.
Main Ideas: Each paragraph should have a main
point or idea
Supporting Details: Details support the main ideas

10. Introductory Paragraph
Body Paragraphs
= Subtopics
Concluding Paragraph

11. EXPOSITORY WRITING
Introduction of an expository should include the main idea and what
the essay is about
The three main reasons supporting this main idea should also be
included in the introduction

12. THESIS STATEMENT
The thesis statement can be first in the paragraph, last in the
paragraph or implied throughout the paragraph
OR more experienced writers use the inverted pyramid style
introduction.

13. INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH – INVERTED PYRAMID

14. INTRODUCTION
Hook- Hook your reader with a question, quote, short anecdote, or
personal experience statement

15. Body Paragraphs
Purpose of Body Paragraphs:
To support your topic statement using direct quotations,
specific textual detail, and strong explanations.
Elements of a Body Paragraph:
Topic Sentence
Textual Evidence
Explanation of Evidence
Concluding/ Transition Sentence

16. TOPIC SENTENCE
The first sentence in each body paragraph. It gives the reader
specific information about what will be explained in the body
paragraph. It is best to use words from the TOPIC
STATEMENT in this sentence.
TEXTUAL EVIDENCE
Sentences in the body paragraph which use the AUTHOR’S
EXACT WORDS to help support your topic statement.
EXPLANATION OF EVIDENCE
Sentences in the body paragraph which explain to the reader
HOW YOUR TEXTUAL EVIDENCE SUPPORTS YOUR
TOPIC STATEMENT.
VOCABULARY OF BODY PARAGRAPHS

17. EXPOSITORY WRITING CONTD.
Paragraph two should introduce the first reason
and give details to support the first reason
Paragraph three should introduce the second
reason and give details to support the second
reason
Paragraph four should introduce the third reason
and give details to support the third reason
The conclusion should re-state all the reasons

18. Body Paragraph
Topic Sentence
Explanation of Evidence
Textual Evidence
Concluding Sentence
(repeat for each piece of textual evidence)

19. EVIDENCE AND EXAMPLES
Your evidence is the meat
of the essay. You need to
prove what you know.
Remember the Es:
-Examples
-Explanations
-Evidence
-Elaboration

20. TRANSITIONS
Like shifting from one gear
to the next in a car, a
transition shifts from one
paragraph to the next. It is
the glue of an essay.

21. TRANSITION WORDS
Add your transition words
First
Second
Third
Finally, or In Conclusion

22. CONCLUSION
Conclusions restate your
thesis and subtopics, and
remind your reader what
you wrote about.
Do not include any new
information in your
conclusion.

23. CONCLUDING PARAGRAPH
Purpose of Concluding Paragraph
To summarize your main ideas for your reader,
so they leave your writing with clarity.
Elements of Concluding Paragraph
Restate your topic statement
Review body paragraphs

24. Concluding Paragraph
Restate Thesis
Review Paragraph Ideas

25. RE-CAP:
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

26. OUTLINING AN EXPOSITORY ESSAY
Use an outline to organize your essay
Preplanning ensures you don’t forget anything.
Essay practically writes itself from the outline.

27. Outline for Ex p osito ry
Title__ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ __ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ __ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ _
I. In tro du ction :
A. H o ok_ __ __ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ __ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ __ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ __ __ _ _
B. B ackgro un d in fo rma tio n_ _ __ __ __ _ __ _ __ __ _ __ __ __ _ __ _ __ __ _ __ __ __
C. B ackg rou nd in fo rma tio n o n to pic_ _ __ __ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ __ __ _ __ __ _ __
D. B ackg rou nd in fo rma tio n o n to pic_ _ __ __ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ __ __ _ __ __ _ __
E. Sta tistic or p erso n al a nec do te-o ptio na l_ _ __ _ __ __ _ __ __ __ _ __ _ __ __ _ __
F. TH ESIS STAT EMENT_ __ __ _ __ _ __ __ _ __ __ __ _ __ _ __ __ _ __ __ __ _ __ _ _
II. First R ea so n_ __ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ __ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ __ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ __ __
A. Fact/ o r ex amp le_ __ _ __ _ __ __ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ __ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ __
B. D eta il_ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ __ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ __ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ __ __ _ _
C. Fact/ ex am p le__ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ __ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ __ __ _ __ __ _ __ _
D. D eta il__ __ _ __ __ __ _ __ _ __ __ _ __ __ __ _ __ _ __ __ _ __ __ __ _ __ _ __ __
E. Fa ct/ex am ple_ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ __ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ __ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ __
F. D etail__ __ _ __ _ __ __ _ __ __ __ _ __ _ __ __ _ __ __ __ _ __ _ __ __ _ __ __ __ _
G. S um - up statem en t_ _ __ _ __ __ _ __ __ __ _ __ _ __ __ _ __ __ __ _ __ _ __ __
III. Sec on d R easo n __ __ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ __ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ __ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ __
A. Fact/o r ex am ple__ __ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ __ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ __ __ _ __ __
B. D eta il_ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ __ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ __ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ __ __ _ _
C. Fact/exa mp le__ _ __ _ __ __ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ __ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ __ __ _ _
D. D eta il__ __ _ __ __ __ _ __ _ __ __ _ __ __ __ _ __ _ __ __ _ __ __ __ _ __ _ __ __ _
E. Fa ct/ex am ple_ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ __ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ __ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ __
F. D etail__ __ _ __ _ __ __ _ __ __ __ _ __ _ __ __ _ __ __ __ _ __ _ __ __ _ __ __ __ _ _
G. S um - up statem en t_ _ __ _ __ __ _ __ __ __ _ __ _ __ __ _ __ __ __ _ __ _ __ __
IV. Th ird R ea son _ __ __ _ __ _ __ __ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ __ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ __ __ _ __ _
A. Fact/exa mp le_ __ __ _ __ _ __ __ _ __ __ __ _ __ _ __ __ _ __ __ __ _ __ _ __ __
B. D eta il_ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ __ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ __ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ __ __ _ _
C. Fact/exa mp le__ _ __ _ __ __ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ __ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ __ __ _
D. D eta il__ __ _ __ __ __ _ __ _ __ __ _ __ __ __ _ __ _ __ __ _ __ __ __ _ __ _ __ __ _ _
E. Fa ct/ex am ple_ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ __ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ __ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ _
F. D etail
V. C on clusio n :
Re- state a ll reaso n s in co nc lu sio n
Clin cher sen ten ce- g iv es a su mm ation of th e ab o ve an d a “feelin g ” ab ou t th e w ho le essay.
U se tran sition wo rds, p la n r eason s in a lo gica l ord er, ma ke su re y ou re-sta te rea so ns in y o ur co nc lu sio n.

28. EDITING YOUR ESSAY
Check that you have all the elements of an expository essay:
Reasons
Details
Transition words
Conclusion that re-states your topic
Grammar
Coherence, logic and clearly written

29. Expository Essay:
There are three different types of expository essays:
1) Essay that is developed with examples and/or facts and statistics
2) Essay that is developed with steps in a process
3) Essay that is in a compare and contrast format
Example:
Paragraph 1: Introductory Paragraph
A. Thesis sentence____________________________
B. Background info____________________________
C. Statistics- if relevant__________________________
Paragraph 2: Reason#1 or Process #1 Use a transition word
A. Example/detail #1______________________________
B. Example/detail #2______________________________
C. Example/detail#3_______________________________
Paragraph 3: Reason #2or Process #2 Use a transition word
A. Example/detail #1______________________________
B. Example/detail#2_______________________________
C. Example/detail #3______________________________
Paragraph 4: Reason #3 or Process #3 Use a transition word
A. Example/detail #1_______________________________
B. Example/detail #2_______________________________
C. Example/detail#3________________________________
Paragraph 5:Conclusion:
Take a reason from each paragraph and RE-STATE it in the conclusion. Add a clincher sentence.
Evaluation:
Do you have a clear logical topic?
Have you introduced your topic in the first paragraph?
Do you have one reason per paragraph?
Do you have three details to support each reason?
Have you used transition words at the beginning of each paragraph?