1. Intro to Expository writing

2. What is expository writing?
Writing intended to inform, explain, and/or define the author’s subject to the reader
Examples: essays, research papers, newspaper and magazine articles, biographies, etc.

3. Types of Essays There are many types of essays and people refer it
as different things or titles. A few are….
Informal
Persuasive
Research
Literary
Argumentative
Cause and Effect

4. The one I’d like you to focus on are (see table below) Types of Essays
Tone
Purpose
Descriptive
Objective/Subjective
Detail describe, clarity
Process Analysis
Objective
Steps in detail, how to…,
Definition Essay
Define something abstract
Cause-Effect
Establish Relation
Compare-Contrast
Compare 2 subjects

5. Subjective vs. Objective
Subjective information:
An example of subjectivity is in the editorial section in a newspaper. It is someone’s opinion based on facts. It can be based on fact, but it is one person's interpretation of that fact.
Objective information
reviews many points of view
It is intended to be unbiased
News reporters are supposed to be objective and report the facts of an event
Encyclopedias and other reference materials provide objective information.

7. Objective or Subjective?
Read the sentences below. In the blank spaces, indicate whether the statement is objective or subjective.
99% of U.S households have at least one TV set. (____________)
It is clear that even though many people are poor, television is more important than anything else. (_____________)

8. The Writing Process Writing is a process! Five steps Prewriting
Drafting (Rough Draft)
Revising (Peer Review)
Editing/proofreading
Publishing (Final Draft)

9. Prewriting Consider 3 things: Gather information Outline
Purpose – why am I writing this?
Audience – for whom am I writing this?
Style – what kind of style will be best for my purpose and audience?
Gather information
Outline
*It’s much harder to sit down and try to spontaneously write something.

10. Purpose
The task or objective that a piece of writing aims to accomplish
Purpose determines what approach the writer uses and what form the document will take
Letter to a friend vs. research paper
Often requires a variety of approaches to achieve purpose
Determine purpose before gathering information about topic

11. Audience Intended reader(s)
Consider readers before gathering information so it’s appropriate to their age, level of education, etc.

12. Style The level of language – informal, familiar, or formal
Informal: personal letters to friends, notes, etc.
Familiar: short business memo, letter to relative or acquaintance
Formal: academic papers, answer to essay questions, business letters, government reports

13. Works Cited
Buscemi, Santi V. A Reader for Developing Writers. New York: McGraw-Hill, Print.