Expository writing is used for learning and sharing information. In expository writing, there are "All About..." books, ABC books, riddles, posters, diagrams, charts, and multigenre projects. According to Tomkins (2008, p.173), "Contrary to the popular assumption that young children's first writing is narrative, researchers have found that kindergartners and first graders write many nonnarrative compositions in which they provide information about familiar topics". According to Piccolo (1987), "There are different types of expository structures. These structures include descriptive, comparison and contrast, sequence, and cause and effect". These structures may be useful to enhance children's expository writing skills.
According to Woo Je Joe, writers build up strong organization to make readers understand easily. If they use graphic organizers, it will help readers grasp the contents well. I've experienced to make graphic organizers before writing essay. From my experience, graphic organizers must be so useful to writers to organize the contents as well as to readers to understand the contents.
Tompkins, G. E. (2008). Teaching Writing: Balancing Process and Product. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.
Piccolo, A. (1987). Expository text structure: Teaching and learning strategies. The Reading Teacher, 40, 838–.847.
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