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EXPOSITORY WRITING. BASICS. Factual Explains a topic or event; informs Provides answers to the five Ws: Who? Where? What? When? Why? And How?. METHODS. Quotations Statistics Cause & effect Explanation Comparison/contrast. Format. Introductory paragraph Interesting ‘hook’
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BASICS • Factual • Explains a topic or event; informs • Provides answers to the five Ws: • Who? • Where? • What? • When? • Why? • And How?
METHODS • Quotations • Statistics • Cause & effect • Explanation • Comparison/contrast
Format • Introductory paragraph • Interesting ‘hook’ • Overview of next three paragraphs • Body • Content • Three paragraphs • Beginning, middle, end (process) • Three separate mini-topics
FORMAT • Conclusion • Summation • Parting thought • Strong ending