{"id":3859,"date":"2017-02-22T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-02-23T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/blog\/?p=3859"},"modified":"2020-08-02T06:46:01","modified_gmt":"2020-08-02T13:46:01","slug":"2-explanatory-essay-examples","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/2-explanatory-essay-examples\/","title":{"rendered":"2 Explanatory Essay Examples That Make the Grade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The explanatory essay (sometimes called an&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/how-to-write-an-expository-essay\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">expository essay<\/a>) is one of those standard essays that you\u2019ve probably written at least a few times in your academic career. The explanatory essay often takes the form of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/22-cause-and-effect-essay-topics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">cause and effect essay<\/a>, a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/20-definition-essay-topics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">definition essay<\/a>, a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/6-simple-steps-to-write-a-better-process-essay\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">how-to essay<\/a>, or a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/how-to-write-a-compare-and-contrast-essay\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">compare\/contrast essay.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Perhaps you\u2019ve written this type of essay before. But even if you think you can write an explanatory essay standing on your head or standing on one foot and blindfolded, every once in awhile you find yourself with an essay assignment that you\u2019re not quite sure you know how to handle.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re in that position right now and could use a little help, check out these two explanatory essay examples. They will remind you of what a well-written explanatory essay looks like.<\/p>\n<p>Hopefully, the examples also provide inspiration for your own paper.<\/p>\n<h2>2 Explanatory Essay Examples That Make the Grade<\/h2>\n<h3>Explanatory essay example #1: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-examples\/how-to-conduct-a-good-job-interview-csGEzyho\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to Conduct a Good Job Interview<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>The first essay is a how-to essay that explains how someone conducted a job interview.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4520\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4520\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/explanatory-essay-interview.jpg\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4520 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/explanatory-essay-interview-e1466801040603.jpg\" alt=\"explanatory essay examples\" width=\"500\" height=\"326\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4520 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20500%20326%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"explanatory essay examples\" width=\"500\" height=\"326\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/explanatory-essay-interview-e1466801040603.jpg\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4520\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Interview?&#8221; by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/42353480@N02\/5768808772\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ethan<\/a>, Flickr.com (<a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CC BY 2.0<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The writer speaks from experience, without the use of any evidence from sources to support ideas. While this strategy is certainly acceptable, you\u2019ll want to check with your professor as to whether you should be using sources to support your explanatory how-to essay.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve included a few additional comments to point out what the writer does well in this paper and what the writer might do to improve.<\/p>\n<p>(Click any image below to enlarge.)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1.1.png\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4640 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1.1.png\" alt=\"explanatory essay examples\" width=\"1096\" height=\"568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1.1.png 1096w, https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1.1-300x155.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1.1-768x398.png 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https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/9.1-1024x316.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4648 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201105%20341%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"explanatory essay examples\" width=\"1105\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201105%20341%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 1105w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/9.1.png 1105w, https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/9.1-300x93.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/9.1-768x237.png 768w, https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/9.1-1024x316.png 1024w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/9.1.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Explanatory essay example #2: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-examples\/is-the-little-mermaid-a-bad-role-model-m34y91RB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Is the Little Mermaid a Bad Role Model?<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>This essay is a critique of an article. Remember, an explanatory essay essentially explains information. It doesn&#8217;t offer the opinion of the writer.<\/p>\n\t<div class=\"blog-cta-simple\">\n\t\t<div class=\"blog-cta-simple-cont\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"blog-cta-simple-header\">Stuck on Your Expository Essay?<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"blog-cta-simple-desc\">Get inspired. Write your essay faster.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"blog-cta-simple-input\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"blog-cta-simple-cont-btn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn btn-warning\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-examples\/expository-essay\" target=\"_blank\">Yes! Show Me Examples.<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<p>For the most part, the writer of this essay sticks to that rule and objectively reviews the article without offering personal opinion about the topic.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4519\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4519\" style=\"width: 291px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/explanatory-essay-little-mermaid.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4519\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4519 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/explanatory-essay-little-mermaid.png\" alt=\"explanatory essay examples\" width=\"291\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/explanatory-essay-little-mermaid.png 291w, https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/explanatory-essay-little-mermaid-163x300.png 163w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 291px) 100vw, 291px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4519 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20291%20535%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"explanatory essay examples\" width=\"291\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20291%20535%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 291w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 291px) 100vw, 291px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/explanatory-essay-little-mermaid.png 291w, https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/explanatory-essay-little-mermaid-163x300.png 163w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/explanatory-essay-little-mermaid.png\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4519\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Ariel from The Little Mermaid 1989&#8221; by <a href=\"http:\/\/princessahagen.deviantart.com\/art\/Ariel-from-The-Little-Mermaid-1989-325099238\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">princessahagen<\/a>, DeviantArt (<a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CC BY-SA 3.0<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I\u2019ve included a few additional comments throughout the paper to point out its strengths and identify areas that might be revised.<\/p>\n<p>(Click any image below to enlarge.)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/a.png\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4649 size-full\" 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https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/i-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/i-768x484.png 768w, https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/i-1024x645.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4657 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201097%20691%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"explanatory essay examples\" width=\"1097\" height=\"691\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201097%20691%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 1097w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/i.png 1097w, https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/i-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/i-768x484.png 768w, https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/i-1024x645.png 1024w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/i.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Writing Your Own Explanatory Essay<\/h2>\n<p>Armed with a few reminders of what to do (and not do) in an explanatory essay, you\u2019re ready to move on to writing your own.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re feeling a little unsure about a topic for your paper after reading the&nbsp;explanatory essay examples, read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/explanatory-essay-topics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">24 Explanatory Essay Topics That Will Expand Your Horizons<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And if you need help putting it all together, read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/explanatory-essay\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to Write an Explanatory Essay That Explains It All<\/a>&nbsp;or this quick <a href=\"https:\/\/owl.english.purdue.edu\/owl\/resource\/685\/02\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">breakdown of an explanatory (a.k.a. expository) essay<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Still struggling? If you want a few more tips about getting started, try <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/6-prewriting-strategies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">prewriting<\/a>&nbsp;or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/7-essay-outline-templates-get-essay-going\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">outlining<\/a>. These strategies are sure to help you get the creative juices flowing!<\/p>\n<p>Of course, always remember to complete the final step of the writing process: revision. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-editing-proofreading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kibin editors are at your service<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Good luck!<\/p>\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t.blog-cta-bottom-alt-block {\n\t\t\tbackground-color:#033333;\n\t\t\tcolor:#ffffff;\n\t\t}\n\t<\/style>\n\n\t<div class=\"blog-cta-bottom-alt-block\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-4 col-xs-12\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"blog-cta-bottom-alt-pic\">\n\t\t\t\t<noscript><img src=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/typewriter-159878_1280-e1446578360241.png\"><\/noscript><img src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/typewriter-159878_1280-e1446578360241.png\" class=\" lazyload\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-8 col-xs-12\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"blog-cta-bottom-alt-header\">Stuck on Your Expository Essay?<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"blog-cta-bottom-alt-desc\">Check out these example expository essays.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"blog-cta-bottom-alt-btn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn btn-warning btn-block\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-examples\/expository-essay\" target=\"_blank\">Yes! 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