expository

Examples of expository in the following topics:

• 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.

• Introduction to the Writing Process

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

• 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!

• 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.

• Transitions, Signal Phrases, and Pointing Words

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