Glossary → Expository Essay

is the essay that presents someone else's point of view without expressing personal opinion of the essay writer. The peculiarity of such essays is that there is a necessity to separate the thesis and its supporting arguments, emphasize the most important points, while remaining objective when sharing and expressing the ideas in the essay. An expository essay has a typical essay structure and comprises an introductory paragraph, body paragraphs, and a conclusion. Expository essays are usually written in the second person and the writer should bring the essay to an effective close, for example, he\she may present the next step in the research on this topic to the reader.