Discussion 11

Expository Writing

For this discussion, you should have read the essay title “What is Expository Writing”. Please read the prompt below and the write your response for discussion.

For this discussion write two paragraphs discussing what you learned about expository writing. Include information possibly about what you may have thought it was and what you learned it truly is.

Discussion 11 Answer

Upon reading the essay “What is Expository Writing”, I have learned that it is a type of writing which teaches the students to examine an idea, form evidence, expound these concepts, and formulate an argument that supports these claims concisely and clearly. This could be done through contrast and comparison. For example, it can be an analysis of cause and effect. I thought that expository writing is the same as informative writing, but it was different as I read about expository essays. Informative writing aims to educate readers whereas expository writing could be informative, but the main difference is that it can include opinion.