expository

(adjective)

Of a type of writing that explains, informs, or describes a process or concept.

Related Terms

  • writing process
  • expository writing
  • thos
  • Forum
  • Ethos
  • Pathos
  • Audience
  • Genres of academic writing
  • literary analysis
  • humanities
  • Purpose
  • thesis
  • Logos
  • recursive

Examples of expository in the following topics:

  • References

    • K-W-L: A Teaching Model that Develops Active Reading of Expository Text.
  • Getting Help Meeting College Writing Expectations

    • Subject: Expository Writing 101: Office hours on Tuesday              
    • I have a few questions about the next essay assignment for Expository Writing 101.
  • Supporting Your Ideas

    • When you use an expository approach, you're carefully laying out all of the background information your audience needs to know in order to understand your point.
  • Introduction to Writing in the Humanities

    • You might write a literary analysis of a novel, story, play, or poem; an analysis that explains how a written or visual text works to persuade a specific audience; an expository essay that shares personal experiences or explores ideas; a research paper investigating the history of a particular theoretical approach; or a persuasive article that works to convince a specific audience of your thesis.
  • Step 1: Prewriting and Choosing a Topic

    • And, yes, even in an expository composition, heart matters!
  • Introduction to the Writing Process

    • Here, then, are the steps of the writing process: our "recipe" for good expository writing.
  • Paraphrasing

    • Expository writing isn't about giving us other people's opinions—it's about giving us your own.
  • Step 2: Researching

    • When you write expository essays, you hear a lot about primary and secondary research.
  • Introduction

    • Educators adhering to more didactic or expository pedagogy may also employ resource-based learning.For example, Ms.
  • Transitions, Signal Phrases, and Pointing Words

    • In expository writing, each paragraph should articulate a single main idea that relates directly to the thesis statement. 
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