Expository Worries

Here are some links for Expository writing:

Rubric for STAAR Expository Essay (condensed)

Basic Expository Outline (This is the basic outline we used in class.)

TEA Website (This is the official TEA/STAAR resources website.)

What is expository writing?

Expository writing is writing where the primary intent of the writer is to explain, inform, or describe. At its core, the expository prompt asks you a question. You are expected to:

1. answer the question (thesis)
2. prove your idea (with examples from literature, history, current events, or science/technology)
3. explain your poof (commentary: explain how your example proves your idea)
4. conclude meaningfully

You should strive to include two body paragraphs, each introducing a new piece of proof and providing commentary for that proof.

Think about it: Isn't your idea stronger if you can provide two pieces of proof, not just one?

You'll do fine. Now go to bed. Stop worrying about it. Dream of grand expository organizational structures and well-worded theses.

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