1. The “How and Why” of Writing
Expository Writing
The “How and Why” of Writing

2. What is Expository Writing?
Expository writing is defined as presenting reasons, explanations, or steps in a process
Informational writing
An expository essay should follow a logical sequence and have three different main points
Logic and coherence is the main focus of an expository essay

3. How is it different ?
Expository writing does not tell a story
Expository writing does not persuade a reader but only gives facts and reasons
Expository writing can also give the steps of a process

4. Key Prompt Words:
explain, explore, show, detail, define, demonstrate, tell why, talk about, write why

5. To explain, inform, teach, or clarify a topic to the reader
Purpose
To explain, inform, teach, or clarify a topic to the reader

6. Important Aspects
Audience
Assume that the reader knows nothing about this topic but don’t detail every single step in such minute detail that you bore your reader.

7. about after afterward/afterwards as soon as at
Some effective bridges, or transition words, to use when writing an Informative/Explanatory essay are those that indicate a succession or process:
about after afterward/afterwards as soon as at
at least at the same time at the time before
before long during earlier finally
first for example for instance
immediately in fact this in support of
last later meanwhile next
Second since simultaneously soon
subsequently then thereafter third till
until when while