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Jump to: navigation, search Expository writing is a rhetorical mode of writing in which the purpose of the author is to inform, explain, describe, or define his or her subject to the reader. Expository text is meant to posit information and is the most frequently used type of writing by students in colleges and universities. A well-written exposition remains focused on its topic and listing events in chronological order. Examples of this type of writing are cooking instructions, driving directions and instructions on performing a task. Key words such as first, after, next, then and last usually signal sequential writing. Personal pronouns may be used in such writing, if needed.

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1 Types of expository writing o 1.1 Sequence o 1.2 Descriptive essay o 1.3 Classification o 1.4 Comparison o 1.5 Cause and effect 2 Also see

[edit] Types of expository writing

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[edit] Sequence
This structure is also known as the appropriate process or collection and is a form of expository writing that is used if the author intends to inform his or her readers by listing the order of steps in a process or listing events in chronological order. Examples of this

type of writing are cooking instructions, driving directions, and instructions on performing a task.

[edit] Descriptive essay

A descriptive essay is a type of expository writing that enables the reader to feel whatever you are describing. One should write using all the senses: sight, smell, touch, hearing, and taste. One should also think about what makes the place you are describing important. Where are all the other objects compared to the one you are describing? What do you want the reader to feel? Is your essay descriptive enough to allow the reader to create a mental image in their mind? What does the setting remind you of? Also you have to explain to the reader what you're writing about.

[edit] Classification
Classification is an organizational strategy in which authors arrange groups of objects or ideas according to a common topic in detail. Placing different objects or ideas in categories is a type of classification. Talk about moving stuff.

[edit] Comparison
Comparative text shows how two or more subjects are similar or contrasting. This type of structure is often used in determining which is the better of two or more choices.

[edit] Cause and effect

Cause and effect writing identifies the reason for something occurring and lists what occurs because of that reason. This is also known as analysis. Analysis occurs when a sentence describing the cause, is either next to, or combined with an effect. Or depicts a 'causal chain'. Several events (causes) leading up to another event. (effect)