What is expository writing?

Expository writing is writing that is designed to convey information or explain what is difficult to understand.

• Concept module: expository writing
• In overview module: Glossary (Literacy): E
• In modular book: Glossary of literacy terms
• In document collection: Reference materials
• In bookshelf: Literacy

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