Expository Essays SJ

Provides detailed descriptions of a person,

place, object, or event to help the reader

visualize the subject.

• DESCRIPTIVE ESSAY

• PROCESS ESSAY

• COMPARE AND CONTRAST ESSAY

• CAUSE AND EFFECT ESSAY

Explains the steps of a process in

chronological order, such as how to bake a cake

or how to apply for a job.

• DESCRIPTIVE ESSAY

• PROCESS ESSAY

• COMPARE AND CONTRAST ESSAY

• CAUSE AND EFFECT ESSAY

Analyzes the similarities and differences

between two or more subjects to highlight their

relationships.

• DESCRIPTIVE ESSAY

• PROCESS ESSAY

• COMPARE AND CONTRAST ESSAY

• CAUSE AND EFFECT ESSAY

Explains the reasons something happened (cause)

and the results of that event (effect).

• DESCRIPTIVE ESSAY

• PROCESS ESSAY

• COMPARE AND CONTRAST ESSAY

• CAUSE AND EFFECT ESSAY

Identifies a problem, discusses its significance,

and proposes one or more solutions

• PROBLEM AND SOLUTION ESSAY

• CAUSE AND EFFECT

  ESSAY

• COMPARE AND CONTRAST ESSAY

• PROCESS ESSAY

FACT OR OPINION:

Albert Einstein was the smartest person who ever lived

• FACT

• OPINION

FACT OR OPINION:

Water is made up of two hydrogen atoms and one

oxygen atom

• FACT

• OPINION

FACT OR OPINION:

Some insects, like ants, can lift objects many

times their own body weight

• FACT

• OPINION

FACT OR OPINION:

Reading books makes people wiser than watching movies

• FACT

• OPINION

FACT OR OPINION:

Students who wake up early perform better in

school than those who wake up late.

• FACT

• OPINION