Expository Writing: Middle School: Expository Writing, List 1

Expository writing is writing that presents the reader with important research and information about a topic. This list of vocabulary can help expose you to the key terms that provide the basis for good expository writing.
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  1. argumentation
    a discussion advancing reasons for and against a proposition
  2. article
    nonfictional prose forming a part of a publication
  3. assert
    claim to be true
  4. body
    the main or central part of a written work
  5. brainstorm
    try to solve a problem by thinking intensely about it
  6. cause
    any entity that produces an effect
  7. cite
    refer to for illustration or proof
  8. classification
    the act of distributing into categories of the same type
  9. coherence
    logical, orderly, and consistent relation of parts
  10. comparative
    involving the examination of similarities and differences
  11. concise
    expressing much in few words
  12. conclusion
    the last section of a communication
Created on Wed Jun 04 14:36:32 EDT 2025

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