Elements of Expository Writing

Expository text should give information that is_________.

• non-fiction
• fictional

What is the purpose of an expository writing piece?

• To inform/explain
• To persuade
• To express ideas/feelings
• To entertain

A synonym for expository essay would be...

• Story

• Short Story

• Informational Essay

• Persuasive Essay

What is the author's purpose in an expository text? 

• To explain 
• To entertain
• To describe
• To tell a story

Which one of the choices below would be the best example of expository writing?

• a fictional novel

• a science textbook

• a journal

• a book of poems

Your purpose is...

• How you are writing

• What you are writing

• Why you are writing

• Who you are writing for

Your audience is...

• How you are writing

• What you are writing

• Why you are writing

• Who you are writing for

Expository writing should be...

• creative

• factual

• funny

• entertaining

The specific facts, examples, and other details used to support the reasoning. 

• Concession
• Evidence
• Prohibiting
• Reasoning 

The thinking or logic used to make a claim in an argument.

• The press
• Reasoning
• Refutation
• Evidence