1. Expository Writing
Writing to Inform

2. Descriptive Expository Essay
Introduction
Details, features, or characteristics of your topic
Conclusion
Provides details about how something looks, feels, tastes, smells, makes one feel, or sounds.

3. Sequence or Process Expository Essay
Introduction
Steps in the process.
Conclusion
List items or events in numerical or chronological order.

4. Compare/Contrast Expository Essay
Introduction
Similarities
Differences
Conclusion
Explain how two or more things are alike and/or how they are different.

5. Cause/Effect Expository Essay
Introduction
Cause(s)
Effect(s)
Conclusion
Focus on the relationship between two or more events or experiences. Discuss reasons why something happened OR what will happen after a specific event.

6. Problem/Solution Expository Essay
Introduction
Problem(s)
Solution(s)
Conclusion
State a problem and discuss one or more solutions for the problem.