EXPOSITORY ESSAY Memory Clusters   You write expository essays about important concepts.   Anytime you are asked to:    inform explain examine discuss illustrate in writing   You are developing and expository essay.   You are not arguing for or against an idea.   Follow the thesis-statement plus-support structure.   Start and stop with your best information.   Use examples to show your reader your ideas.   You should start with a sentence that identifies the focus for your writing.   Save time to revise.

MEMORY TRIGGERS     Important concepts ____________ _____________________________ Key words: ____________________ ______________________________ Structure: _____________________ _____________________________   Examples _____________________ _____________________________     For or against? _________________ _____________________________ Expository essays ________________ _______________________________ Identify focus ____________________ _______________________________     Revise _________________________ Copyright 2005 by Carl Peterson