Expository Essay

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Essay

 An essay is a short form of literary composition based on a

single subject matter, and often gives the personal opinion of the author.

 “a literary device for saying almost everything about almost anything.”

--Aldous Huxley, famous English essayist--
Classifications
 Expository – The writer explains or defines a topic using facts,
statistics and examples (Just the facts)

 Narrative – The writer tells a story about real- life experience (Telling
a story)

 Descriptive – The writer paints a picture with words, describes a

person, place, object or even memory of special significance
(Painting a picture)

 Persuasive – The writer convinces the reader to accept the writer’s

point of view or recommendation using facts and logic (Convince
me)
Expository Essay

 used as an essay to inform, expose and explain

 builds on critical thinking and research
 foundation for all other types of academic writing
 Samples are autobiographies, biographies, informational
reports, news reports, research
Characteristics

 Defined and narrowed thesis in introduction

 Evidence, examples, statistics, or facts in each
paragraph in the body of the paper to support the thesis
 Information presented fairly and in a non-biased
manner, showing both sides of the topic
 The use of third-person rather than I or me
Structure
 Introduction
►Should be catchy and clear about the topic
►Provides good details in the last sentence that lead into the
next paragraph
 Body
►Each paragraph should focus on a key point which should be
developed by supporting details
►Key points should be based on facts
 Conclusion
►Summarizes the topic
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