An expository essay is one in which a writer is expected to provide some information, or explanation, about a certain issue using factual data. The facts explored in this type of essay should be explained in a clear and very concise manner, to enable the reader to quickly understand what it is that the writer is talking about in the essay. Towards the end of this essay, the writer should be able to have gradually come up with an argument from the facts, or data, that have been provided, or used, to generate the expository paper. In most cases, writers achieve this through the use of contrast and comparisons, effect and cause analysis, and also through several examples and illustrations of the ideas in the essay.
When you are to write an expository essay and are required to select the topic, ensure that the topic which you select is one that is narrow enough so it can be explored in the limited number of pages that the essay is supposed to be written. Just like any other essay, this kind of essay is also supposed to have a thesis statement which should be written in a way that expresses the controlling idea of the essay that is neither too specific, nor too broad, to be developed effectively. Once one has the suitable thesis statement, one should now select the writing style that will best serve the kind of essay that one hopes to write. (more…)