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WHAT IS EXPOSITORY WRITING?
WHAT IS EXPOSITORY WRITING?
Expository writing is a type of writing that is used to explain, describe, give information, or inform. The text is organized around one topic and developed according to a pattern or combination of patterns.
The writer of an expository text cannot assume that the reader or listener has prior knowledge or prior understanding of the topic that is being discussed. The patterns shown below are frequently used to create an expository essay. Additionally, more than one pattern may be used within an expository essay.
EXAMPLES OF EXPOSITORY PATTERNS
EXPOSITORY FOCUS
EXPOSITORY FOCUS
Look at your notes so far from the paintings we have been studying. We have already started creating informational brainstorms using three different types of expository writing styles: Descriptive (your bubble map), Comparison (between the Paris Sunflowers) and Process (the 5 things you know about Van Gogh). These are the 3 styles we will focus on for now.
VIDEO LESSON OF EXPOSITORY WRITING
VIDEO LESSON OF EXPOSITORY WRITING
The details are important in expository writing! Watch the video below to see how this all comes together.
YOUR TURN TO PRACTICE
YOUR TURN TO PRACTICE
Select ONE of the Sunflower paintings from either the Paris or Arles series that Van Gogh produced. Then, describe it using this format:
1. What are the facts?
Example: This is a painting of a sunflower.
2. What does it look/sound/feel/taste/smell like?
Example: This is a painting of a dying sunflower.
3. Why is it important?
Example: This is a painting of a dying sunflower that was cut and left without water in the warm Paris sun.
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