EXPOSITORY TEXT

EXPOSITORY TEXT

When we read fiction novels, we are taking in narrative text. This type of text tells a story and generally uses a lot of emotion. The opposite of this is expository text, which exists to provide facts in a way that is educational and purposeful. The text is fact-based with the purpose of exposing the truth through a reliable source. True and deliberate expository text will focus on educating its reader. Other descriptors of exposition are clear, concise, and organized writing. Expository text gets to the point quickly and efficiently.

Examples

Expository text is information-based text. Some common examples are:

Textbooks

News articles

Instruction manuals

Recipes

City or country guides

Language books

Self-help books

The following text structures can be found in both narrative and expository text:

1. description - main idea and details
2. sequence of events - order in which things happen
3. effect - the results of specific actions
4. enumeration - a listing of terms in no specific order
5. problem/solution - problem and one or more solutions
6. classification - dividing into categories
7. compare/contrast - looking at likenesses and differences