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We are surrounded by expository texts. Expository texts are written
to inform, describe, explain, or persuade. They include essays,
speeches, newspaper and magazine articles, government documents,
journals, directions, and lab procedures. Each type of text places
different demands on the reader because of the unique ways it uses
structure, features, conventions, and devices. Consequently, students
need to understand the structure of expository text, how to prepare
to read it, and how make meaning. The purpose of this section is
to help teachers improve students' ability to read expository texts.
Sites
That Matter
If
you want to learn more about strategies to help students with reading
expository text, choose from the links below.
General Information
on Reading Expository Text
Reading
Expository Text: The Choice for Some, A Challenge for Others
This article in the Big 6 eNewsletter provides an introduction to
why reading expository text is difficult for some students. It discusses
factors that affect students' success with reading expository text,
including reader and instructional factors. It also describes the
differences between reading fiction and nonfiction.
www.big6.com/showenewsarticle.php?id=248
Expository
Reading
This site offers a compilation of links to sites with information
about theory, strategies, and activities related to expository reading.
www.beavton.k12.or.us/jacob_wismer/resources/expository_reading.htm
Reading
Expository Text (Textbooks, Essays, Articles, Reports, Workplace
Documents)
This site explains basic information that students need to know
in order to read expository text. It also provides a sample of one
student's approach to reading expository text.
www.englishcompanion.com/room82/readexpository.html
Lesson Plans on Reading
Expository Text
Teacher
Directed Reading Using Expository
This is an all-purpose lesson for guided reading of expository text.
It helps students in learning content and reading expository text
critically.
www.connieprevatte.com/teacher_expository/default.htm
In the Classroom: A Toolkit for Effective Instruction of English
Learners
This site provides lessons on content reading, including ones on
vocabulary, reading expository and narrative texts, writing, and
inquiry.
www.ncela.gwu.edu/practice/itc/
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Week's Tips: Reading Success with Expository Texts
This site lists practical teacher tips for guiding students in reading
expository texts. It also has a downloadable two-column question
and answer organizer.
www.glencoe.com/sec/teachingtoday/weeklytips.phtml/146
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