INTRODUCTION
Composition can be many things; a liberal art, a loner’s sullen craft, a parliament of one, but never a matter of regulations handed down from above. Ever a dictatorship; nor yet an anarchy, for there are some rules after all-but they are such governing principles as the governed must discover for themselves, in a free society of writing. (Nash and Stancey 1997:182) Starts with life; makes a text; then a revision literally, a second seeing; an afterthought erasing some but not all of the original while writing something new over the first layer of text (Gore Vidal, Palimpsest, in Nash and Stacey (1997).
In this article, we shall discuss expository essays which are another form of writing which you may be required to do as a university student. You need to be versed in writing different kinds of essays because of both current academic challenges and future societal expectations of a person of your calibre. Much is expected of you in the labour market and socially as a citizen of any community. The type of essay described in this unit is such that require in-depth information.
An expository essay is any type of essay or writing that is used to describe, explain or inform the reader on a specific or particular aspect of a topic. This is common in the sciences and the humanities. The student may be required to give in-depth information or demonstrate indepth knowledge of the circumstances surrounding a particular thing or situation. In other words, the writer is expected to bring to the fore some verifiable facts on the topic to be discussed.
Some of the strategies for writing expository essays that will be discussed in this unit are similar in some ways to some of the ones that have been discussed in some of the earlier articles. But because repetition makes for emphasis, we shall still mention some of them in this article. Below are some of the steps we need to take while planning to write an expository essay.
Choosing a Topic
Before you can say you want to write, you must have had a topic in mind. In regular classroom situations, students are usually given topics to write on. But occasionally, students are allowed to choose a topic of their own. Once you have a topic, you have to study the topic very well so that you will know if it requires a short response or a long one. This information is important because your lecturer may be expecting a long essay from you while you think it is a short one. You may loose marks if you do not write up to the required length because it would mean you have not fully discussed some essential points in the essay. In such a situation you have not met the expectations of your lecturer.
You must be sure of what is expected of you in terms of essay length so that the topic can be well discussed. Your topic should also not be too narrow as this will make it difficult for you to get enough facts for the specific length of essay. In your choice of topic selection, you must make sure you choose a topic that is big enough to be discussed but narrow enough to be managed e.g.
- The disappearance and reappearance of groundnut pyramids in Northern Nigeria: the need for a reappraisal.
- The use of firewood for local combustion in Nigeria- a point to consider.
- Empowering women through small scale businesses in Nigeriathe way forward.
- Normal and excessive use of drugs.
Developmental Pattern Writing
In the article on writing excellent expository essays; guidelines and tips by custompapers.com, a few steps are highlighted on the kind of developmental patterns that can be adopted while writing expository essays. In this section, some of these tips will be discussed.
Definition
You may have to define some terms in your attempt to write an expository essay. For example, writing an expository essay on a topic such as ‘Reminiscences on the Nigerian Civil War’ or ‘The Oil Industry in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria’ require your giving definitions or explanation of terms such as – reminiscences, industry, Niger Delta etc.
You may wonder why you need to define or explain what you mean by Niger Delta when it is so clear to everyone here. The answer is simple. If your work is going on the net, not every body knows where Niger Delta is, so you have to explain and also indicate the location. This will make your discussion of the topic interesting vivid and realistic. You may need to give examples of some of the things you mention so that your illustrations can be clear to the reader.
Cause and Effect
In a developmental pattern you may need to illustrate the connection between events or how one event is dependent on another or how one event is as a result of a previous one. Do not forget that you need to substantiate your points at any point in time. You must not be found to be giving wrong claims. Remember that if your writing is made public, someone else can quote you or refer to something you said later on or some years to come. And you would not want to be misrepresented.
Classification
You may need to do some classification while writing the essay. For example, you may have to classify the effect of certain actions taken by the Federal government during the civil war to be able to determine whether they were positive, negative, profitable, devastating or necessary. This may involve listing some observable resultant effects of some decisions taken. But you have to be careful about this. Expository essays are revealing so you must be careful not to run down individuals.
You can use expressions that are not absolutes when you are not too sure. You can use expressions such as- probably—, unconfirmed sources–, an eyewitness’ account—. . But where you are absolutely sure of your claim and you have substantiated facts on the issue, you can refer to such while writing.
Compare and Contrast
You may need to do some form of comparative work at times. As a writer may have to examine the basic differences between the actions taken and actions not taken at times. You can do some form of comparison or a critical analysis of the topic or events or situations.
Organisation
This has to do with the arrangement of the work as a whole, the number of paragraphs, the points to discuss, the arrangement of the points etc. You have to decide on the number of paragraphs you want but this also has to do with how long the essay is. Most school essays have about five paragraphs whereas some higher institution essays could be up to seven or eight including the introduction and the summary. If the points you want to consider are many, you then have one introductory paragraph, a body of paragraphs and a concluding paragraph. You should discuss each major division of your work appropriately and clearly in paragraphs so that the reader would be able to understand what you are talking about and follow your line of reasoning.
Research Work
Most students start writing essays without trying to find out something about the topic. You need to research on the topic you want to write about. You may have to find out about the origin of a word, the meaning of a concept, the usefulness of an object, idea or concept etc. Researching a topic always enriches your work. Expository essays in particular are meant to dig out facts about a situation or thing and since you are not an encyclopaedia, you cannot know everything. You need to consult books, dictionaries, encyclopaedias, internet etc as resource materials. The internet in particular is a very valuable resource material which you can consult on any area of study. But remember to acknowledge your source of information. That is the hall mark of a good academic. If however, you find it difficult to get good reference materials, you have to take time to think on the topic and go through some local newspapers and magazines peradventure you will find some useful information on the topic.
Very good info. Lucky me I recently found your blog by chance (stumbleupon).
I have book-marked it for later!
Thanks for ones marvelous posting! I certainly enjoyed reading it, you happen to
be a great author. I will be sure to bookmark your
blog and may come back down the road. I want to encourage one to continue your great work, have
a nice afternoon!
VPS SERVER
Высокоскоростной доступ в Интернет: до 1000 Мбит/с
Скорость подключения к Интернету — еще один важный фактор для успеха вашего проекта. Наши VPS/VDS-серверы, адаптированные как под Windows, так и под Linux, обеспечивают доступ в Интернет со скоростью до 1000 Мбит/с, что гарантирует быструю загрузку веб-страниц и высокую производительность онлайн-приложений на обеих операционных системах.
whoah this blog is wonderful i really like studying
your posts. Keep up the good work! You understand, lots of people are
searching around for this information, you can help
them greatly.
I just like the helpful information you provide on your articles.
I will bookmark your blog and take a look at once more right here
regularly. I am quite certain I will be informed many new stuff proper
right here! Best of luck for the next!
I’m not that much of a online reader to be honest but your blogs really nice,
keep it up! I’ll go ahead and bookmark your website to
come back down the road. Cheers
I every time emailed this webpage post page to all my friends, because if like to read it next my
friends will too.
If some one wants to be updated with most recent technologies
afterward he must be pay a visit this website and be
up to date every day.
Thank you for any other great post. Where else could anybody get that kind of info in such an ideal means of writing?
I’ve a presentation next week, and I am on the
search for such info.
Based on the wagering requirements, usability of the bonus, and all round fairness of promotion, we price the T&Cs.
The casino contains each a slot machine component and a live dealer portion.
It appears NY lawmakers are finally coming to the celebration, and there’s a possibility that on-line casinos will
be live no later than 2023.
Hi there! This is my first visit to your blog! We are a collection of volunteers and starting a new initiative in a
community in the same niche. Your blog provided us beneficial information to work on. You have
done a wonderful job!
Very good information. Lucky me I came across your site by accident (stumbleupon).
I have book-marked it for later!
Howdy! I could have sworn I’ve been to this website before but after browsing through some
of the post I realized it’s new to me. Anyhow, I’m definitely glad I
found it and I’ll be bookmarking and checking back frequently!
I like the valuable information you provide in your articles.
I will bookmark your weblog and check again here regularly.
I am quite sure I’ll learn many new stuff right here!
Best of luck for the next!
You’re so interesting! I do not suppose I’ve truly read something like that before.
So great to discover somebody with some genuine thoughts on this subject.
Really.. many thanks for starting this up. This site is one thing that is required on the web, someone with some originality!
Touche. Great arguments. Keep up the good effort.
Hmm it appears like your site ate my first comment (it was extremely long) so I guess I’ll just sum it up what
I had written and say, I’m thoroughly enjoying your blog.
I too am an aspiring blog writer but I’m still new to the whole thing.
Do you have any helpful hints for novice blog writers?
I’d genuinely appreciate it.
Thanks in support of sharing such a good thinking, paragraph is fastidious, thats why i
have read it fully
An impressive share! I’ve just forwarded this onto
a coworker who has been conducting a little homework on this.
And he in fact bought me breakfast simply because I discovered
it for him… lol. So let me reword this….
Thank YOU for the meal!! But yeah, thanx for spending some
time to discuss this subject here on your site.
You should take part in a contest for one of the best websites on the net.
I’m going to highly recommend this web site!
I have read some excellent stuff here. Certainly value
bookmarking for revisiting. I surprise how much attempt you set to make one of these fantastic informative
site.
I do not even know how I finished up right here, however I believed this
post used to be great. I don’t recognise who you are but definitely you’re going to a well-known blogger when you are not already.
Cheers!
An intriguing discussion is worth comment. I do think that you ought to
publish more about this issue, it may not be a taboo matter but typically people don’t talk about such issues.
To the next! Cheers!!
Incredible points. Great arguments. Keep up the great spirit.
Wonderful post however , I was wanting to know if you could write a litte more on this subject?
I’d be very thankful if you could elaborate a little bit more.
Many thanks!
It’s actually a nice and helpful piece of information. I’m glad
that you simply shared this useful information with us.
Please stay us up to date like this. Thanks for sharing.
Since the admin of this site is working, no hesitation very rapidly it will be famous, due
to its feature contents.
You can certainly see your skills within the work you write.
The sector hopes for more passionate writers like you who
are not afraid to say how they believe. At all
times follow your heart.
Hello there, There’s no doubt that your website could possibly be having internet browser compatibility problems.
When I take a look at your web site in Safari, it looks fine but when opening in Internet Explorer, it has some overlapping issues.
I simply wanted to give you a quick heads up! Besides that, wonderful
website!
The point is that through the wagering of the gift, you
can not withdraw dollars.
The downside with this choice is that it normally cannot be utilised to make withdrawals.
Dubbed New York’s premium gambling destination,
the casino is open 24/7, 365 days a year.
A casino bonus is an incentive for players to join an on-line casino.
Use the promo code “NEWBOL” with your initial deposit of $50 or additional.
WOW just what I was searching for. Came here by searching for website
Hey terrific website! Does running a blog like this require a large amount
of work? I have no understanding of computer programming but I had been hoping to start my own blog
in the near future. Anyhow, if you have any recommendations or
tips for new blog owners please share. I understand this is off topic but I just wanted to
ask. Many thanks!
New sweepstakes and social casinos launch somewhat regularly, so there are new platforms to try.
You can chase bigger payouts by deciding on extra numbers (a.k.a.
spots).
Hello I am so thrilled I found your weblog, I really found you by accident,
while I was browsing on Digg for something else, Anyhow I am here
now and would just like to say thank you for a fantastic post and a all round thrilling
blog (I also love the theme/design), I don’t have time to browse it all at the moment but I have
saved it and also included your RSS feeds, so when I
have time I will be back to read much more, Please do keep
up the great job.
Hello There. I found your blog using msn. This
is a really well written article. I’ll make sure to bookmark it and return to read more of your useful info.
Thanks for the post. I’ll definitely comeback.
An outstanding share! I have just forwarded this onto a friend who has been doing a little research on this.
And he actually bought me lunch due to the fact that I stumbled upon it for him…
lol. So let me reword this…. Thank YOU for the meal!!
But yeah, thanks for spending time to discuss this issue here on your web site.
Hello, just wanted to mention, I enjoyed this article.
It was helpful. Keep on posting!
Normally I don’t read post on blogs, but I wish to say that this write-up very forced me
to take a look at and do so! Your writing style has been surprised me.
Thanks, very nice article.
What’s up, the whole thing is going well here and ofcourse
every one is sharing information, that’s genuinely
fine, keep up writing.
Hello there, just became aware of your blog through Google, and found that it’s
really informative. I am gonna watch out for brussels.
I will appreciate if you continue this in future. A lot of people will be benefited from
your writing. Cheers!
Greetings from Los angeles! I’m bored to death at work so I decided to check out your
blog on my iphone during lunch break. I love the knowledge you present here and can’t wait to take a look when I get home.
I’m surprised at how quick your blog loaded on my phone ..
I’m not even using WIFI, just 3G .. Anyways, superb blog!
Just desire to say your article is as astounding. The
clearness in your post is simply cool and i could assume you are an expert on this subject.
Well with your permission let me to grab your feed to keep updated with forthcoming post.
Thanks a million and please keep up the rewarding work.
Thankfulness to my father who shared with me concerning this blog, this
website is genuinely remarkable.
Way cool! Some extremely valid points! I appreciate you penning this write-up and the rest
of the site is extremely good.
Excellent way of describing, and fastidious paragraph to get data regarding my presentation subject matter, which i am going to convey
in academy.
It’s going to be finish of mine day, except before finish I am reading this
great article to increase my know-how.
I’m not that much of a online reader to be honest but your blogs really nice, keep it up!
I’ll go ahead and bookmark your site to come back later.
Many thanks
I take pleasure in, cause I discovered exactly what I used to be
having a look for. You have ended my 4 day lengthy hunt!
God Bless you man. Have a nice day. Bye
I think what you typed made a great deal of sense. However,
what about this? suppose you added a little information?
I am not saying your information isn’t solid., however suppose
you added something that makes people want more? I mean HOW TO WRITE EXPOSITORY ESSAYS –
Page 2 – Recruitment Portal is kinda vanilla. You might look at Yahoo’s front page and
see how they create news headlines to get viewers
to click. You might add a related video or a picture or two to grab people excited about what you’ve written. In my opinion, it would make your
posts a little livelier.
Fabulous, what a webpage it is! This webpage provides valuable
information to us, keep it up.
Hi there are using WordPress for your site platform?
I’m new to the blog world but I’m trying to get started and set up my own. Do you require any coding knowledge
to make your own blog? Any help would be really appreciated!
I am in fact glad to glance at this blog posts which includes plenty of
useful data, thanks for providing these data.
Hi every one, here every person is sharing such experience,
so it’s fastidious to read this weblog, and I used to visit this blog all
the time.
Excellent weblog right here! Additionally your site rather
a lot up very fast! What host are you using? Can I am getting your associate hyperlink on your host?
I wish my web site loaded up as fast as yours lol
You actually make it seem so easy along with your presentation however I to find this topic to be actually one thing that I believe I would by no means understand.
It seems too complicated and very extensive for me.
I’m looking ahead on your subsequent publish, I’ll try to get the hang of it!
No matter if some one searches for his necessary thing, therefore
he/she wants to be available that in detail, therefore that thing is maintained
over here.
Hello there! This is kind of off topic but I need some guidance from an established blog.
Is it very hard to set up your own blog? I’m not very
techincal but I can figure things out pretty fast. I’m thinking about creating my own but I’m not sure where
to begin. Do you have any ideas or suggestions?
Cheers
Way cool! Some very valid points! I appreciate you writing this post and the
rest of the site is also very good.
You made some good points there. I looked on the net for more information about the issue and found most
individuals will go along with your views on this website.
I loved as much as you’ll receive carried out right here.
The sketch is tasteful, your authored material stylish. nonetheless, you command get bought
an nervousness over that you wish be delivering the following.
unwell unquestionably come further formerly again since exactly the same nearly a lot often inside
case you shield this hike.
I just couldn’t go away your site before suggesting that I
actually enjoyed the standard info an individual supply to your guests?
Is gonna be again steadily in order to investigate cross-check new posts
I could not refrain from commenting. Well written!
Thanks for some other informative site. Where else could I get that type of
information written in such an ideal method? I’ve a challenge that I am just now operating on, and I have been at
the look out for such info.
Excellent site you have here but I was wondering if you knew of any discussion boards that cover the same topics talked about here?
I’d really like to be a part of online community where I can get feed-back from other knowledgeable
people that share the same interest. If you have any recommendations, please let
me know. Thank you!
I love reading an article that will make people think.
Also, many thanks for allowing me to comment!
It’s remarkable in support of me to have a web page, which is helpful for my experience.
thanks admin
I got this web site from my friend who shared with me concerning this web site and now this
time I am visiting this site and reading very informative content here.
It’s going to be end of mine day, but before end I am reading this
enormous article to improve my experience.
The director rejoices in the shower from a wide-angle and zenithal perspective, because the bathtub is for him as big as the situation he is living.
Good post. I certainly love this website. Keep it up!
Wonderful site you have here but I was wondering if you knew
of any forums that cover the same topics talked
about here? I’d really love to be a part of community where I can get advice from other knowledgeable individuals that share the same interest.
If you have any recommendations, please let me know.
Thanks!
Please let me know if you’re looking for a article writer for
your blog. You have some really great posts and
I feel I would be a good asset. If you ever want to take some of
the load off, I’d really like to write some articles for
your blog in exchange for a link back to mine. Please blast me an email
if interested. Thanks!
This information is priceless. When can I find out more?
Highly energetic post, I enjoyed that a lot. Will there be a part 2?
hello!,I like your writing so so much! share we be in contact more
approximately your post on AOL? I need an expert in this area to solve my problem.
Maybe that’s you! Taking a look ahead to look you.