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Expository Text Structures

Expository Text Structures. Narrative vs. Expository. “Begin at the beginning,’ the king said gravely,’ and go till you come to the end; then stop.’” Lewis Carroll Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865), p. 12. Table of Contents Chapters Headings Graphics Index. Information Age

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Expository Text Structures

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  1. Expository Text Structures

  2. Narrative vs. Expository “Begin at the beginning,’ the king said gravely,’ and go till you come to the end; then stop.’” Lewis CarrollAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland(1865), p. 12 Table of ContentsChaptersHeadingsGraphicsIndex

  3. Information Age 70 – 80% of standardized reading test content 22 Research Studies Preferred by boys Preferred by remedial students Students response “primarily to learn new things” Increased interest in non-fiction Moss, Barbara, Teaching expository text structures. The Reading Teacher. May 2004. p 710 Carter, Betty and Richard Abrahamson, Nonfiction for Young Adults: From Delight to Wisdom. 1990

  4. Descriptive

  5. Enumerative Listings the following also then in addition another furthermore finally likewise besides as well as several some many a few

  6. Sequence first next second until third while last soon then after at that time now during immediately finally

  7. That’s a Fact Give Me 5 Cover – title, written and illustrated by CopyrightThumb PointerTall manRing manPinky

  8. Fall,1804 Pvt. George Shannon Lost for two weeks Tried to catch up with keelboat Ran out of bullets Ate grapes Shot rabbit Sat on shore Keelboat arrived Starving in a Land of Plenty first next second until third while last soon then after at that time now during Immediately finally sequence

  9. Comparison/Contrast however even though but on the contrary yet otherwise despite in comparison still on the other hand

  10. Cause and Effect for this reason thus in order to as a result because consequently so that on account of therefore accordingly

  11.  Problem and Solution problemsolutionbecausecausesinceas a resultso that

  12. PRIMARY SOVRCES • Authentic documents and artifacts • Primary goal is for students to feel as if they are back in time themselves • Look for clues – annotate the text • Illustrate a quote Primary Sources Instructor, Monica Edinger, November/December 2001

  13. November 06, 1804William Clark last night late we wer awoke by the Sergeant of the Guard to See a Northern light, which was light, (but) not red, and appeared to Darken and Some times nearly obscured, and open, ... many times appeared in light Streeks, and at other times a great Space light & containing floating collomns which appeared to approach each other & retreat leaveing the lighter space at no time of the Same appearance Capitals are used (or not) at random They doubled letters (or didn’t double them) differently than we do Punctuation is used or not at irregular times We need to use context clues because words may have different meanings An ‘e’ was either added or left off of the end of the word

  14. “The Musquetoes uncommonly troublesome.” July 02, 1805Meriwether Lewis “at day light this morning we we[re] awoke by the discharge of the fire arm[s] of all our party & a Selute, Shouts and a Song” December 25, 1805William Clark

  15. ... frost last night, ... we Saw the Tracks of white bear which was verry large, October 07, 1804 William Clark These are the best looking Indians I have ever seen. ... They are the most cleanly Indians I have ever seen on the voyage; as well as the most friendly and industrious. October 11, 1804 Patrick Gass

  16. Vocabulary Development

  17. "about 12 oClock we arived in Site of St Louis fired three Rounds as we approached the Town and landed [opposite] the center of the Town, the people gathred on the Shore and [gave] three cheers. we . . . [are] much rejoiced that we have the Expedition Completed and now we look for boarding in Town and wait for our Settlement and then we entend to return to our native homes to See our parents once more as we have been so long from them." John Ordway, September 23, 1806 Statue in St. Louis commemorating Lewis, Clark, Sacagawea, and Seaman

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