An expository essay is an analysis made on factual knowledge with no thoughts and emotions of the person writing this essay. There is neither criticism nor argument. There cannot be any maybe, if or whether but how, in what ways, when. It is about explanation, which lies at the heart of the essay`s prompt.

1. HOW TO WRITE AN
EXPOSITORY ESSAY.
From A to izzard.

2. Introduction
◦ An expository essay is an analysis made on factual knowledge with no thoughts and
emotions of the person writing this essay.
◦ There is neither criticism nor argument.
◦ There cannot be any maybe, if or whether but how, in what ways, when.
◦ It is about explanation, which lies at the heart of the essay`s prompt.

3. How it`s made
◦ Every piece of work in general and an essay in particular contains a thesis statement, its
main idea within its content and an expository essay is not an exception.
◦ There should be 5 paragraphs.
◦ Three paragraphs of the main body plus two – introduction and conclusion.

4. Up streaming
◦ Pick the topic.
◦ Do a research.
◦ Take notes.
◦ Make an outline.
◦ Put a topic sentence at the beginning of each body paragraph.
◦ Provide with examples to support your thesis.
◦ The conclusion should make your thesis sound stronger.
◦ No new information should be included into conclusion section.
◦ Writing in the third person is required.

5. Revision
◦ Make sure the given examples are relevant.
◦ The information is written in plain language.
◦ Avoid unnecessary details.
◦ Be sure the sentence structure is varied.
◦ Use transition words, phrases and sentences for easier reading.
◦ Conclusion has to speak out the thesis and its key points.

6. Editing process
◦ It is highly important to proofread an essay, check it on grammar and punctuation
errors. It would be a good thing if you had a friend to look through your essay with a
fresh eye.

7. Publication
◦ Before publishing, one might feel a mix of feelings. Those are excitement along with
fear. It is equally important to be able to learn from experience of writing, appreciating
all the feedbacks and moving forward trying to make every new essay better.

8. Types of expository essays
◦ Writing an essay is an integral part of education today. Kids and students get it as an
assignment in the middle-, high schools, colleges. Even adults going to school to get a
degree in some area write essays as a homework attending classes. There are different
types of an expository essay:

9. ◦ Definition essays;
◦ Descriptive (illustrative) essays;
◦ Cause and effect (explanatory) essays;
◦ How to do/process essays;
◦ Classification essays;
◦ Compare and contrast essays;
◦ Reflective essays;
◦ Credo essays.

10. In conclusion
◦ Repeat actions make perfection.
◦ Repeat how important the chosen topic is, review the discussed items, and resume
conclusions.
◦ Beginners and experienced writers should keep in mind trust resources such as New
York Times Magazine, for example for better writing of their expository essays.
◦ “The sky is the limit”!