An exposition is a type of discourse used to explain, interpret, inform, or describe. It basically gives the reader information about or an explanation of an issue, subject, method, or idea.
In writing an exposition, one must assume that the audience has no prior knowledge regarding the topic being discussed and thus, the topic must be explained in a clear manner in such a way that even a person who has never heard about the topic can understand it. One must avoid the use of jargons and organise the contents in a comprehensible manner such that the reader gets the point of the exposition easily.
An exposition has three parts, the introduction, the body and the conclusion. The introduction contains the thesis statement of the exposition, or the main point one is trying to make and so it has to be informative. By including something that the reader does not know, like unusual facts or questions, it can be used to grab the reader’s attention or engage the reader.
The body of an exposition contains all the concrete evidence and examples that is needed to prove the thesis statement. In the body, the points need to be organised in a way that flows fluently so that the reader, who “does not know anything about the topic“, can easily follow the argument the writer is putting forward. The purpose of an exposition is to inform, so to fulfill the purpose of explaining things, one should write objectively.
Finally the conclusion wraps up the exposition by recalling the main points in the argument of the exposition and reiterating the thesis statement. The Introduction and conclusion of an exposition are like the “frames” of the exposition which tie the whole exposition together, so to write a good exposition, one must first have a good introduction and conclusion.
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