EXPOSITORY WRITING

Expository Writing

The general characteristics of expository writing include:

1.focus on main topic

2.logical supporting facts

3.details, explanations, and examples

4.strong organization

5.clarity

6.unity and coherence

Expository writing appears in and is not limited to letters, newsletters, definitions, instructions, guidebooks, catalogues, newspaper articles, magazine articles, manuals, pamphlets, reports and research papers.