Presenting information to others

EXPOSITORY PARAGRAPHS
WHAT ARE THEY ABOUT?

• Expository paragraphs are non-fiction writing.

• Their purpose it to give information to readers
in an organized format. Writers give reasons,
facts, or details to support a main idea.
Topic Sentences
• Power Statements definition: Power (number)
Statements contain a number in the topic
sentence to help to focus the writer and reader
on the information to follow.
Reasons, Facts, and Details
• The Reasons, Facts, and Details (RFD’s) support the
topic sentence. Transition words are used to let the
writer/reader know that a new reason, detail, or fact
is being introduced. Expository paragraphs may
have two, three, or more RFD’s. Here are some
basic transition words, but there are many others
that fit special purposes.
Examples, Explanations, Evidence,
Elaboration.
• The sentences that tell more about the
Reasons, Facts, and Details give examples,
explanations, evidence, or elaboration
regarding the RFD’s. The examples are usually
after them.
Conclusions
• Conclusions are the last sentences in expository
paragraphs. They should remind the reader of the
topic. Conclusions should use key words or
synonyms. The purpose of a conclusion is to
summarize information, encourage readers,
convince the audience, or challenge them to think.
Prove your Point with Details
• Expository paragraphs are similar because they too
require detail to support their controlling ideas.
Expository paragraphs often explain or analyze
ideas or theories. An expository paragraph is
therefore more analytically structured than series
like.