Explanation:

Expository writing asks students to give information, explain something, or define the meaning of something. Expository essays may be developed with facts and statistics, examples, cause and effect, and/or definitions. Usually, the expository essay is unemotional and written in the third person.

Prompts:

1. Think about how new computers can benefit your school. Your principal has decided that students in your school can have several new computers in your classroom. Write an essay for the school newspaper about how the new computers will be used to benefit your learning.

2. Transportation is a necessary part of modern life. Write an essay that explains how the car is used by American families. Explain how it is used for business, pleasure, and emergencies. Your essay will be in a new social studies book.

3. Write an essay about the differences between two different types of insects. Give examples of how each type is adapted to its environment.