How to write an expository essay?

This type of essay is aimed to explain some subject by presenting a very clear and complete picture of other people’s views on this certain situation or event. It may also be in a form of a report. The main idea of any expository essay is to present a certain event or situation in detail to the reader. This essay may also be called a coalition of facts and opinions, which are free from the author’s criticism but with a deep analysis of the provided information. 

Writing an expository essay outline

In order to create a profession expository essay it is necessary to follow three golden rules:

1. The statements taken from different articles must be clearly stated in the essay and the development of this statement in the essay should not be different from its development in the original article. Therefore no “meaning deformations” will occur, but the main point of the original article will be emphasized. 
2. The analyzed event of situation should be review from the position of several sources thus making the expository essay stay focused on the context and very objective.
3. The conclusions in an expository essay should never be a surprise for the reader as they need to  be easily traced throughout the essay.  The analysis and the conclusions have to be always connected to each other. The reader should never have to guess what the author meant and never have a problem following the essay’s reasoning.

Expository essay Structure

A proper structure of an expository essay is a way to make it as effective as possible.

1. A narrow topic is presented
2. A thesis statement must express the main essence of the essay
3. The topic is developed through different opinions
4. The conclusion is made according to the summary of the presented above opinions

Expository essay format

The expository essay format implies some vital specifications:

1. The paragraphs supporting the thesis statement are supposed to have one main topic-line. The rest of the sentences are to be directly related to this topic-line. This makes it easier for the reader to trace the logical movement of the essay.
2. Conclusion is a place of logical end of the essay analysis but not for nay type of new information.
3. The conclusion in an expository essay always restates the thesis sentence and supports the main topic-line of the essay. The ending must be memorable.