Reading Expository Writing

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Reading Expository Writing

• Based on Writers Inc.

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What is Expository Writing?

• Expository writing is writing that shares
  information.
• Your goal as an expository reader is to
  understand as much valuable information as you
  can about a topic.

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What kinds of information do I need to look for
in expository writing?

• There are different types of information that you
  can find in expository writing.

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Facts

• Facts are specific statements that can be proven
  to be true. --Writers Inc.
• specific ?

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Statistics

• Statistics are factual statements that include a
  numerical value. --Writers Inc.
• numerical ?

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Quotations

• Quotations are the exact words of experts or
  authorities. --Writers Inc.
• Experts ?
• Authorities ?

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Paraphrases

• Paraphrases restate in your own words what
  someone else has said. --Writers Inc.
• restate ?

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Anecdotes

• Anecdotes are brief stories that make a point.
  --Writers Inc.
• brief ?

Once when I was younger
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Anecdotes
Some say that George W. Bush has trouble with
public speaking. Below is an anecdote that
supports this claim
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Finding the Thesis Statement

• A thesis statement usually appears toward the end
  of the first paragraph.
• The other paragraphs work to prove the thesis
  statement.
• What is a thesis statement?
• It is a topic a focused idea

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Example Thesis

• Topic Safety improvements in driving such as
  airbags and seatbelts
• Focus Idea have saved many lives
• Thesis Seatbelts and airbags have made great
  improvements in driving safety and have saved
  many lives.

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Selecting Main Points

• After you have identified the thesis statement,
  you need to find the main points that support the
  thesis.
• You can use a graphic organizer

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Create an Outline

• I. Introduction (include thesis statement).
• II. Body (include the main points and identify
  what kinds of information they are).
• III. Conclusion (Does the writer restate the
  thesis? Does the writer summarize the main
  points?).