Expository
Paragraphs
When
you read your textbook, the newspaper, magazine articles, or any other types of
publications, you are reading expository writing. When you write answers for an
essay test, you use the expository form.
In
an expository paragraph, you give information. You explain a subject, give
directions, or show how something happens. In expository writing, linking words
like first, second, then, and finally are usually used to help readers follow
the ideas.
Generic
Structure of Expository Paragraph
Remember
that all paragraphs should contain a topic sentence. It may be even more important
in the expository paragraph because this is where the main idea of the
paragraph is expressed. This topic sentence lets the reader know what the rest
of the paragraph will discuss.
Language
Feature of Expository
Example of
Expository Paragraphs
going to college can be expensive. First, college tuition
and room and board can cost anywhere from $2,000 to more than $10,000 per
semester. Other expenses make going to college even more expensive. For
example, books typically cost between $100 and $500 each term. Second,
materials are also very expensive. Paper, notebooks, writing utensils, and
other supplies required often cost more at the college bookstore than at any
local discount department store. For instance, a package of notepaper costing
$2 at a discount store might cost $5 at a college bookstore. Finally,
there are all kinds of special fees added onto the bill at registration time. A
college student might have to pay a $50 insurance fee, a $20 activity fee, a
$15 fee to the student government association and anywhere from $500 to $100
for parking. There is another fee if a student
Expository
Paragraphs
When
you read your textbook, the newspaper, magazine articles, or any other types of
publications, you are reading expository writing. When you write answers for an
essay test, you use the expository form.
In
an expository paragraph, you give information. You explain a subject, give
directions, or show how something happens. In expository writing, linking words
like first, second, then, and finally are usually used to help readers follow
the ideas.
Generic
Structure of Expository Paragraph
Topic
sentence : Alows the reader to understand what you are writing about.
Supporting
sentence : The middle part of the paragraph contains supporting sentences that
follow one another in a logical sequence of steps
Concluding
sentence : Closes your subject with an emphasis on the final product or process
desired by the topic.
Remember
that all paragraphs should contain a topic sentence. It may be even more important
in the expository paragraph because this is where the main idea of the
paragraph is expressed. This topic sentence lets the reader know what the rest
of the paragraph will discuss.
Language
Feature of Expository
Using
question word mark, such as how
Using
indefinite transition
Using
temporal conjunction
Using
process verb
Using
simple present tense
Example of
Expository Paragraphs
going to college can be expensive. First, college tuition
and room and board can cost anywhere from $2,000 to more than $10,000 per
semester. Other expenses make going to college even more expensive. For
example, books typically cost between $100 and $500 each term. Second,
materials are also very expensive. Paper, notebooks, writing utensils, and
other supplies required often cost more at the college bookstore than at any
local discount department store. For instance, a package of notepaper costing
$2 at a discount store might cost $5 at a college bookstore. Finally,
there are all kinds of special fees added onto the bill at registration time. A
college student might have to pay a $50 insurance fee, a $20 activity fee, a
$15 fee to the student government association and anywhere from $500 to $100
for parking. There is another fee if a student
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