Writing an Expository Essay

Expository essays present information without an argument or an opinion. This kind of writing may have some narrative. Also, you need to make sure that your expository essay’s topic is common enough for you to explain it well, but not too wide for you to leave stuff out. Your expository essays should follow the form of an hourglass.
1) Introduction – from common to specific;
2) Thesis – a particular topic of your work;
3) Main body – the same amount of data as well as support in every paragraph;
4) Conclusion - from peculiarity of the work to broad application.

It is very important to consider your readers. You should answer the following questions:
1. Are your readers familiar with your selected topic?
2. How much background is necessary?

Then you need to create your thesis. You should realize that your thesis is the basis for your work. Thus, you should make sure that it applies to the whole paper.

Here is an instance for you to get acquainted with: For the subject of teens developing eating disorders, a probable thesis might be, “Teenagers develop eating disorders because of stressful situations in their lives.” Your essay will comprise developing eating disorders, who and why develops them.

Also, you need to create an outline of what you are going to write about. This will be used in chronological order. What you will write about firstly will be initial information on the page.

Then you can start writing your paper. After finishing writing it, you should check your paper before visiting the Writing Center.

1) Have I clarified my topic fully?
2) Does my thesis statement relate to my main body paragraphs?
3) Did I create topic sentences well supported?
4) Do my introductory and concluding paragraphs relate to the topic of my essay?




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