EXPOSITORY ESSAY

&
ARGUMENTATIVE
ESSAY
SYA
Essay Type Tone Referencing Purpose
Objective Required Inform

Objective Required Prove a viewpoint

EXPOSITORY
ESSAY
EXPOSITORY ESSAY

a type
of writing that is
used to explain,
describe, give
information, or
inform.
 CHARACTERISTIC
The most important feature to remember
when writing an expository essay is that you
will not need to write about your own
personal opinions. The main objective of an
expository essay is to inform your reader and
back up all your facts with things like
examples, graphs, charts and statistics.
 MAIN FUNCTION:
TO EXPLAIN
TO GIVE READER WITH SOMETHING

USAGE:
TO DESCRIBE
TO EXPLAIN
TO PRESENT SOME INFORMATION

REQUIREMENTS:

PREPARATION
BACKGROUND RESEARCH
 EXPOSITORY ESSAY SHOULD BE:

A clear, concise, and defined thesis statement that occurs in the

first paragraph of the essay

Clear and logical transitions between the introduction, body, and

conclusion

Body paragraphs that include evidential support.

Evidential
support

A bit of
creativity!

First person pronoun(I,ME) should be avoided

 It begins with a topic
sentence.

It answers the
It often includes quotes
questions who?
or indirect quotes from
people involved. what? when? where?
and why?.

Tips
It opens with an It usually tells about
interesting lead or
events in the order
first sentence that gets
the readers attention. they occurred.

It includes only facts,

not opinions.
ARGUMENTATIVE
ESSAY
 WHAT IS THE POINT OF
ARGUING?

You want to get your point across!

You want others to believe in what you have
to say.
An argumentative essay does the same thing
it tries to convince readers of your point of
view.
 WHATS THE POINT OF AN
ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY?
In argumentative writing, a writer takes a position for
or against an issue and writes to convince the reader
to believe or do something.
Argumentative essays are written to get the reader to
accept a point of view. In order to convince the
reader, you need more than an opinion; you need
facts or examples to back up your opinion.
 FORMAT - INTRODUCTION
What can you say is special about these introductions?

i. Cigarettes are the number one cause of lung cancer

in Canada! Opening with a SHOCKING statement.

ii. Elbert Hubbard once said, Truth is stronger than

fiction.- Opening with a QUOTATION.
 iii. Have you ever considered how many books wed read if it
were not for television? Opening with a RHETORIC
QUESTION.

iv. 65% of road accidents are caused by drink driving. Opening

with a STATISTIC. This helps to add emphasis or interest to
your topic. It may be wise to include where you got the
statistic from.

Rhetoric Question?
A question that doesnt need an
answer it is used to empahsise a
point to the reader
 Opening with a
strong statement

EXAMPLE INTRODUCTION:

Of all the problems facing the environment today, the one that
bothers me the most is global warming. Some scientists say that the
earth is getting warmer because of the greenhouse effect.

In this paper I will describe the

greenhouse effect and whether the
earths atmosphere is actually
getting warmer. opinion
TO HELP ELABORATE EACH ARGUMENT,
USE

Use examples, real-life experiences, statistics or research.

Give a scenario, especially when you want the reader to
see a different point of view. Use cues for the reader eg.
suppose if, what if, imagine.
CONCLUSION

A piece of argumentative writing usually ends

by SUMMARISING the most important details
of the argument and stating once again what
the reader is to FOR or AGAINST.
IN YOUR CONCLUSION,
Restate your opinion
Summarize the main points of your argument.
Write a personal comment of call for action. You can do
this:
With a Question: Closing with a question lets your readers
make their own predictions, draw their own conclusions.
With Recommendations: Stress or recommend the action you
want the readers to take.