Expository Writing
     Explains
     Describes
     Informs
                                      
     Expository Writing
     Expository Writing is a broad grouping of 
        modes of writing that includes 
          Cause/Effect
          Compare/Contrast
          Description
          Proposing a Solution
          Definition
          Classification
          Exemplification
          Process Analysis
                                      
     Expository Writing
     If you look at the Table of Contents of your textbook you will 
     notice the essays are organized several ways. 
     The first is by courses of study: Humanities, Social 
     Sciences, and Sciences. 
     The second is by topic or theme: The Reflective Life and 
     Languages and Literature for example. 
     The third is by Rhetorical Mode.
                                      
     Expository Writing
       You might think that writing involves writing in a particular 
       rhetorical mode and is done solely in that mode. 
       If you look at the essays sorted by Rhetorical Mode you 
       will notice that many essays appear in several modes. 
       For example: Langston Hughes’ essay Salvation is listed 
       under Narrative and Description.
       Most of these essay can also be placed in the 
       Argumentative Rhetorical Mode.
                                       
     Expository Writing
      You might ask the question – why are all these essays 
      listed in more than one Rhetorical Mode?
      As a writer, you decide what you are writing about, who 
      your audience is, and the purpose of your writing. 
      You then chose the appropriate rhetorical mode. If, as you 
      progress in your writing, it is necessary to use a different 
      rhetorical strategy then that is appropriate to bring in a 
      different rhetorical strategy.