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Expository Comprehension

Expository Text . Writing that informsCan be:ParagraphsEssaysTextbook chaptersEditorialsArticlesReportsManuals. Expository Elements. DefinitionDescriptionTime sequenceProblem solvingCompare/contrastCause-effectListing ProcessCategorization. Comprehending Expository Texts. Ask yours

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Expository Comprehension

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    1. Expository Comprehension Presented by Dr. Candace Poindexter

    2. Expository Text Writing that informs Can be: Paragraphs Essays Textbook chapters Editorials Articles Reports Manuals

    3. Expository Elements Definition Description Time sequence Problem solving Compare/contrast Cause-effect Listing Process Categorization

    4. Comprehending Expository Texts Ask yourself the following questions: What or who is the text or chapter about? Where do the events take place? When did the action or event happen? - How does what I have read relate to what I already know about the topic or event?

    5. More Focused Questions for Expository Texts: Is there a cause-and-effect relationship? Is the author comparing different ideas? Is the author trying to persuade me about something? Does the information solve a problem? What can I learn form charts, figures, the table of contents, and so forth? Record information on an outline or graphic organizer

    8. Vocabulary Words for Ch. 4 crocodile invertebrates whale shrimp cockroach reptile aardvark insect animals lobster snake grasshopper crustacean vertebrates mammal

    9. Graphic Organizers Animals Vertebrates Invertebrates Reptile Mammal Crustacean Insect Crocodile snake whale aardvark shrimp lobster cock- grass- roach hopper

    10. Spider Map

    11. Causes Major Idea Effects

    13. Venn Diagrams

    15. Problem-Solution Outline

    16. Series-of-Events Chain Initiating Event

    17. Question Generating Strategy Preview the text - read titles and subheads - look at pictures or illustrations - read first paragraph Ask yourself a “think” question - write down your question

    18. Read to find important information to answer your question. - write the answer - think about whether your answer was a good “think question”. Answer another think question - if you answered your first one write down your question

    19. Read to answer your question. Continue to ask and answer questions as you read. Look back to see if you have other questions to answer.

    20. Selective Reading Guide Aids in comprehension by providing statements which guide understanding as students read Shows students how to concentrate on critical sections rather than on trivial information

    21. Selective Reading Guide “Why Frogs Are Wet” Grade 3 Purpose: “Why Frogs are Wet” gives you many different levels of interesting facts about frogs. This guide will help you find important information and remember what you have learned. Reading Directions Questions Read pages 2 and 3, then How long have frogs been answer the questions. on earth? Study the questions first, How did frogs develop from then read pages 4 – 8 fish? Be able to describe the process Read pages 9 and 10, then What is an amphibian? answer the questions. Skim pages 11 and 12. Read pages 13 – 17, then How do frogs use their voices? answer the questions. What are the reasons a frog jumps?

    22. The English Colonies Purpose: Imagine that you were a colonist when Great Britain had control over America. Describe how you felt at each of the events on pages 159-164. 1.Why couldn’t Great Britain pay its debts?

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