Expository: sounds like something that is purchased in the
drug store. I don’t really know why I like this statement as much as I do, but
maybe because the term expository has been tossed around my four years of
college far too much. Expository writing, what does that even mean?
According to Stanford University
“expository writing” means: “a type of
oral or written discourse that is used to explain, describe, give information
or inform. The creator of an expository text can not assume that the reader or
listener has prior knowledge or prior understanding of the topic that is being
discussed. ”For being something bought at a drug store, Stanford University
glorifies this $1.99 item. However when I read their version I didn’t feel as
if I could purchase expository writing in any old store. Maybe it was the
wording, using words like “discourse” or “prior understanding” that set their
definition apart.
This makes me think from a marketing standpoint, it’s not the word or
action but how you dress it up. For example thinking about a big department
store like Macy’s, but we can think of them as Stanford, the store has
cosmetics, shoes, handbags, clothing and some household items, that are all
packaged beautify. There is an image that comes along with purchasing items
from stores like this. However the same cosmetics, shoes, handbags, clothing
and household items are sold in discount stores like TjMaxx. Expect this time
they aren’t packaged beatify or laid out in an orderly fashion, but regardless
of their packaging or display styles, it’s still the same Ralph Lauren Shirt. So
after writing this I believe that expository writing is simply writing.
Here is a link to the Stanford writing page:
http://www.stanford.edu/~arnetha/expowrite/info.html
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