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Expository Writing

This document provides information on expository writing. Expository writing is used to inform, explain, or analyze a topic. It should include an introduction with a thesis statement, 3 body paragraphs supporting the thesis with topic sentences and details, and a conclusion. The introduction invites the reader in and presents the central idea. Body paragraphs are organized by importance, familiarity, or chronology. The conclusion restates main points without introducing new information.

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Expository Writing

This document provides information on expository writing. Expository writing is used to inform, explain, or analyze a topic. It should include an introduction with a thesis statement, 3 body paragraphs supporting the thesis with topic sentences and details, and a conclusion. The introduction invites the reader in and presents the central idea. Body paragraphs are organized by importance, familiarity, or chronology. The conclusion restates main points without introducing new information.

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Expository Writing

What is expository
writing?
expository writing

to inform
to explain
to analyze
Text organization

introduction

body

conclusion
Introduction

It should introduce the topic.


It should contain the thesis statement.

It should be inviting.
Body

Usually it consists of
3 paragraphs.
Each paragraph
supports the thesis
statement.
Each paragraph has
a topic sentence.
Supporting paragraph

topic sentence

detail

detail

detail
conclusion

It can restate the main points discussed.

It can restate the thesis.

It should not bring up a new topic.


It can also tell why what you have
discussed is important, or it can
discuss the consequences briefly, or it
can give brief suggestions or solutions.
Introductory paragraph

Introduction
•It is usually one paragraph (sometimes 2 or
more) that introduces the topic to be
discussed and the central idea (the thesis
statement) of the essay.
•Thesis statement is always the last
sentence of paragraph introduction.
Thesis statement

Thesis statement  the central idea of the text.

1.Thesis statement should be expressed in a


complete sentence.

My fear of the dark.


My fear of the dark has made my life miserable.
Thesis statement

2. Thesis statement expresses an opinion, attitude,


or idea; it does simply announce the topic the
essay will develop.

I am going to discuss the effects of radiation.


The effects of radiation are often unpredictable.
Thesis statement
3. Thesis statement should express an opinion; it
should not express a fact.

Cows produce milk.


The milk cows produce is not always fit for human
consumption.

There are many advantages and disadvantages to


going to the college.
The advantages of going to college far outweigh
the disadvantages.
Thesis statement
3. Thesis statement should express only one idea
toward one topic; if a thesis statement contains
two or more ideas, the essay runs the risk of
lacking unity and coherence.

Going to college in Jakarta can be fun and I


have found that living in a suburb of a large city
is the best way to live while at college.

Going to college in Jakarta can be found.


Introductory paragraph

- Should introduce the topic.


- Should indicate generally how the topic is
going to be developed.
- Should contain the thesis statement
- Should be inviting
Basic types of introduction

1. Funnel: the ideas progress from the


general to the specific just as a funnel is
wide at the top and narrow at the bottom
The number of car that are mass-produced today is
astounding. More than 200 million are produced every year
throughout the world. The number of automobiles that are owned by
people in America is equally staggering. Over 100 million American
own at least one automobile and over twenty million families in
America own at least two. Despite the amount of producing and
selling of cars in this modern age, however, only one out of every
twenty American shows the mechanics of his or her vehicle. This
has led to America’s naïve dependency on the advice of costly auto
mechanics. It is time for America to realize its problem and to begin
learning about correct motor vehicle maintenance.
Basic types of introduction

2. Quotations: the writer opens with a


quotation pertinent to the topic.
“The mind in its own place, and in itself can make a
heaven of hell, a hell of heaven”. This thought by John
Milton was recorded over four-hundred years ago, but it’s
still timely for us today. He seems to be saying that we are
the ones to control our lives. We can be miserable when
things are going well, just as we can be happy when things
are going wrong. With this thought in mind, we can control
the way we face life through our attitude, our determination,
and our ability.
Basic types of introduction

3. Turnabout: the author opens with a


statement contrary to his or her actual
thesis.
Like most people, for many years I remained frightened of a
laser, perceiving it as a deadly device capable of enormous
destruction. I recall a scene sliced in a James Bond movie, Goldfinger,
in which Bond, who was tied to a table, was nearly sliced in half by a
laser beam. Since then, other films and television shows have fueled
my fear of the laser by showing mad scientist who wanted to take over
the world threatening to use huge laser devices to wipe out towns and
strategic defense area. Although the laser does have tremendous
potential for destruction, my unreasonable fear of the laser is fading. In
recent years scientists have found that the laser has a wide variety of
applications, making it one of the most important inventions in the last
quarter of the century for improving our quality of life.
Basic types of introduction

4. Dramatic entrance: the author opens with


a narrative description or dramatic
example pertinent to the topic.
Patricia Morris is a typical American consumer. Each time she
shops at her neighborhood supermarket, she wants to purchase
delicious, nutritionally adequate food at a reasonable price.
Therefore, like many other consumers, Patricia reads food labels
and comparison shops. In fact, four out of five U.S. adults indicate
the “pay attention” to the ingredients and nutritional information on
food labels. Until recently, understanding that information was a
serious challenge for consumers. However, the Food and Drug
Administration has established new rules governing what and how
national information is presented to consumers. Now it is possible
to learn to eat healthier by reading the label.
Organization of the body
paragraph
1. Order of importance: Saving the best for
last

2. Order of familiarity: From the more familiar


to the less familiar

3. Order of time: From the past to the present

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