Expository & Descriptive Texts: Types and Structure

4 Text Exposition

4 Text EXHIBITION S-> Exposition presents, explains, or develops ideas or issues.

4.1 Types of Exposition

According to the position of the issuer, the exposition will be objective or subjective. According to the intention, an exposition may be informative, instructive, predictive, or imperative. According to the receiver to which it is addressed, the exposition will be more informative. According to the broadcast channel, the exposition will be oral or written.

4.2 Structure of an Exposition

The structure of an exposition is not fixed, but in general terms it can be differentiated into three parts:

• Introduction (Home): contains the presentation of the topic.
• Development (Body): raises and develops the ideas presented.
• Conclusion: contains the summary closure, the data, or the final value.

4.3 Order Forms of Exposition

ORDER FORM 4.3 EXPOSURE

• Linear in time: if we discuss a matter that develops in time.
• Hierarchical mode: ordering by greater to lesser, or vice versa.
• Deductive or inductive mode: moving from general to particular or from particular to general.
• Logical mode: organized according to the logic of the subject.

4.4 Characteristics of Expository Language

• Precision: an appropriate and precise language. To achieve this we must choose the exact words that designate the concept and avoid vague terms.
• Clarity and simplicity: straightforward, concise, and brief language.
• Order and hierarchy: relationship and hierarchy of ideas is achieved by presenting orderly and logical data.

Descriptive Texts (Section 2)

DESCRIPTIVE 2.TEXTOS -> Describe how something or someone is; list the features, characteristics, or mode of being.

2.1 Description and Point of View

Descriptions can take an objective or a subjective position. In an objective stance, descriptions emphasize more scientific facts; for them we use words with real, precise meaning. We use subjective description in literary contexts and human relations to show our personal point of view.

2.2 Tone

In technical and scientific descriptions, the tone is more natural, uniform, and characterized by expressive simplicity. In literary and everyday descriptions, tones can appear vivid and evocative, revealing the writer's intentions.

2.3 Style

In most descriptions long paragraphs are used. Sentences are often short: simple sentences predominate, sometimes with coordinated elements. The indicative mood is frequently used in past and present tenses. Nouns and adjectives are predominant.

2.4 Structure of the Description

In the description of persons, traits can be physical, mental, or both. Physically it is more common to proceed from top to bottom. In the description of spaces and environments, we can follow an order from general to particular, or the inverse. In the description of processes, we can follow a chronological order.