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The Expository Essay Critiquing and Writing

This document provides information on expository essays, including their purpose, structure, and techniques. An expository essay seeks to explain, describe, or clarify a topic using evidence. It presents facts to support the explanation of a topic. Strong expository essays have a clear thesis statement that directly answers the prompt, suitable evidence, logical analysis linking the evidence to the thesis, and coherent reasoning. Weaker essays lack a clear thesis, sufficient evidence, or analysis connecting the evidence to the thesis. The document outlines the key elements of drafting an effective expository essay.

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The Expository Essay Critiquing and Writing

This document provides information on expository essays, including their purpose, structure, and techniques. An expository essay seeks to explain, describe, or clarify a topic using evidence. It presents facts to support the explanation of a topic. Strong expository essays have a clear thesis statement that directly answers the prompt, suitable evidence, logical analysis linking the evidence to the thesis, and coherent reasoning. Weaker essays lack a clear thesis, sufficient evidence, or analysis connecting the evidence to the thesis. The document outlines the key elements of drafting an effective expository essay.

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The

Expository
Essay

Critiquing and Writing


– Expository writings a re the result of a
writer’s attempt to find out something.
– Expository writer seeks to explain, instruct,
describe, or clarify something from the
readers.
– It is also known as informational essay
– The expository essay presents facts or
pieces of evidence that support
explanation and clarification of a topic.
– This type of essay demonstrates your
knowledge and understanding of a subject
and is very useful in business
communication, journalism, science, and
government.
Expository Techniques
– Expository essay relies on the 4W and 1H. Facts do not
explain; to attest your explanation. Explanation requires
technique to make it effective.
– Explaining can be done by:
– Analogy or referring to equivalent or similar cases
– Analysis or separating the parts or elements of the subject.
– Cause and effect or finding out the cause and consequence of
an event or action.
Expository Techniques
– Explaining can be done by:
– Classification or grouping people, objects or ideas according to shared
similarities
– Comparing and contrasting or finding similarities and differences
between people, objects or ideas
– Definition or explaining the meaning of a word, phrase or idea
– Example or illustrating a particular case to support an argument
– Process analysis or explaining the step by step procedure how
something is done
An excellent expository essay
directly answers with a valid and
properly used evidence.
Reading and
Critiquing
Prompt
Strong Expository essay

– Introduction dramatically sets the stage of the essay


– Thesis statement clearly and directly tackles the prompt
– Evidence is suitable and suitably used
– Analysis is clearly based in using evidence to prove the
thesis statement
– Logical reasoning flows clearly from thesis to concluding
statements
– Language evokes, shows, and tells.
Average Expository essay

– Introduction is confusing or is not staged dramatically


– Thesis statement is not clearly established or not stated
in direct response to the prompt
– Evidence is insufficient or tries to prove too much
– Analysis does not link the evidence to the thesis
statement
Average Expository essay

– Logical reasoning does not flow coherently from thesis to


conclusion
– Language simply tells and follows correct grammar and
syntax.
Weak Expository essay

– The essay is simply filled with information


– Thesis statement does not directly address the
prompt
– Wrong evidence or wrong use of evidence
– Analysis does not support the thesis statement
Weak Expository essay

– Conclusion is completely irrelevant to the other


parts of the essay
– Inappropriate or incorrect use of language or
grammar
Drafting the
Expository
Essay
Expository elements

– After gathering information, choose the expository


technique for your topic. Gather additional information
as needed.
– Introduction: contains the thesis statement that clearly
answers the topic/ prompt. It must be dramatically
written to capture the reader’s interest.
– Body: First Paragraph: Supports the thesis statement by
discussing one of its claims or arguments.
Expository elements

– Body: Second Paragraph: Supports the thesis statement


by discussing another of its claims or arguments.
– Body: Third Paragraph: supports the thesis statement by
providing additional evidence to support the thesis
statement
– Conclusion: Summarizes the major arguments raised,
reiterates the thesis statement, and confirms the
prompt.
Drafting the thesis statement

– Thesis statement is the core of the


expository essay.
– It encapsulates the idea you want to
expose or explain.
Two parts of Thesis statement

–Claim
–Evidence to support the
claim

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