8/17/2019 The Purpose of Expository Writing is to Impart Comprehensible Information by Defining

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 The purpose of expository writing is to impart comprehensible information bydening, explaining and interpreting. Expository essays are written bystudents to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of a particular topic. The essay is organized around one topic and developed according to patternor combination of patterns. The writer of an expository text cannot assumethat the audience has prior knowledge of the topic being discussed. Since

clarity reuires strong organization, one the most important mechanisms toimprove skills in exposition, is to improve the organization of the text.

!atterns in Expository "riting

#. $escription % &'ue words( for example, the characteristics are)*

+. Seuencing or process % &'ue words( rst, second, third, next, then,

nally*

. 'ause and E-ect % &'ue words( in contrast, a like, same as, on theother hand*

. 'omparison and 'ontrast % &'ue words( reasons why, if ) then, as aresult, therefore because*

/. !roblem0Solution % &'ue words( the problem is, the dilemma, the puzzleis solved1 uestion answer*

$escription

 The author describes a topic by listing characteristics and giving examples.

Seuence or !rocess

 The author list items or events in numerical or chronological order.

'ause and E-ect

 The author focuses on the relationship between two or more events orexperiences. The essay could discuss both causes and e-ects, or it couldsimply address one or the other.

'omparison and 'ontrast

 The author explains how two or more are alike and or how they are di-erent