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Expository Writing
expository [ex-páz-a-tor-ee] adj. Describes writing that expounds (sets forth) or explains
Expository Writing sometimes called informative or explanatory writing
explains informs
classifies
compares
contrasts
analyzes
details
interprets
defines expounds
describes
Modes of Expository Writing
Description Process
Cause/Effect Comparison/Contrast
Problem/Solution
Description Provides details about the features or qualities of something
Uses some or all of the five senses:
SCENE OR ITEM It looks… It sounds…
It smells… It feels… It tastes…
Process Describes how to do something or gives a sequence of events
Order is chronological or step by step
1. First… 2. Next… 3. Finally…
Cause/Effect Provides possible causes of a problem or describes the effects of something
Problem or Issue
Cause 1
Cause 2
Event or Phenomenon
Effect 1
Effect 2
Comparison/Contrast Comparison describes what two things have in common (often two things that don’t seem very similar)
Contrast explains the ways two things differ (often two things that seem very similar)
Thing 1 Thing 2
Similarity 1 or Difference 1
Similarity 2 or Difference 2
Problem/Solution Describes a problem and explores possible solutions
Another variation is question/answer (possible answers are given for a particular question)
Problem or Question Possible Solution 1 or Answer 1
Possible Solution 2 or Answer 2