PPT-Expository Texts aka Informational Texts

What is an Expository Text Expository text is used t o inform the reader to offer new information or to persuade the reader Expository text is organized in ways to arrange and connect ideas . Ehrenworth. , and . Christopher . Lehman. . Pathways . to the. . Common . Core: . Accelerating Achievement. . . Portsmouth. , NH: . Heinemann. , 2012. Print.. Summary . of Common Core Reading . Directives from. of Informational Text. Chapter 9. Reflections on Informational Text. Do you recall going through a slump in your reading development, when you lacked the motivation and skills to read a textbook?. If so, how did you get over that slump?. 151-160. 161-170. Locating Information. Locates details in informational text . Locates details about events in literary text . Locates details in an advertisement . Locates details in informational text . Winthrop University. August 2012. Informational Text. Survey. How many of you have some knowledge of what Informational Text means?. How many of you have looked at the CCSS to read about IT?. What do you hope to accomplish today that will give you a better understanding about how to work with Informational Text?. Lesson 2: Unit 2 Tackling Complexity of Nonfiction. Teaching point. Today I want to teach you that when readers orient themselves to complex nonfiction texts, they use text features and their knowledge of the topic to help. But a you begin reading, you also need to live in the gray area for a while, to tolerate confusion, knowing the focus of the text may revealed slowly. . LEGAL TEXTS. The . bad. news: . legal. . texts. . contain. a . lot. of . specialized. . jargon. and . terms. . that. are . not. . used. in general . communication. .. The . good. news: . it. 2015. Connecting Texts to Common Core ELA Standards and Practices.  . Participants . will explore . big ideas, . overarching . themes, text . based questions, and . instructional suggestions for . selected Red Clover Award nominated texts. SHOWDOWN!!!. Created by Ms. . Lelis. Warm up!. In your. . learning partners. , . brainstorm together and write down a T-chart of Narrative and Expository text features. NO NOTES!. . You will have 3 minutes. Then we will relay race. Macbeth. Conflict Poetry. The context of English:. KS4 Changes: Curriculum . 2017. Key Points. Greater focus on . unseen extracts . across both language and literature. . Contextual knowledge . essential to ‘unlocking’ extracts and constitutes 15% of English Literature marks.. Ready. History Unit 2, Lesson 9. Structure of Texts Used by Historians. How information is organized within a text determines its structure.. Most texts used by historians reflect some basic structures:. Teaching American History . In Miami-Dade County. December 14, . 2012. Fran . Macko, Ph.D.. fmacko@aihe.info. Framing the Session. Why . are history texts often difficult for students to comprehend?. What are . informational. texts?. Procedural. : technical step by step instructions, sequential instructions. Expository. : text written to inform, explain, and describe something to the reader. Next Two Weeks. The Purpose and Presentation of Texts Please note that I have adapted information from various resources to create this PowerPoint presentation Inform Remember that a text may serve more than one purpose The Symposium on Golden Age Theater. El Paso, TX April 2017. Jeanne L. Gillespie, Ph.D.. The University of Southern Mississippi. From Ethnographic Practice. Storytelling and Ethnography as sources for dramatic expression.