Expository
Which is it?
Categorize
Parts of the Text
100
There are five types of this kind of writing that we learned.
What is expository text?
100
This expository text compares two things and states how they are similar or different.
What is comparative?
100
People killed too many Florida alligators, and now they are almost extinct.
What is cause and effect?
100
This is what the article is about - the subject.
What is topic?
200
This kind of writing gives you information.
What is expository text?
200
This type of expository text describes something in detail.
What is description?
200
Students use cellphones too often in school. The phones distract from their work and contribution in the classroom. The solution is to ban cellphones on school property so that they aren't allowed in the first place.
What is problem and solution?
200
This is the big idea of a text. There may be only one or a few of these.
What is the main idea?
300
These stories are made up and have characters.
What is fiction?
300
This expository text states a problem and possible ways to solve it.
What is problem and solution?
300
"Thank You, Ma'am" and "I, too, sing America" are both famous writings by Langston Hughes, with "Thank You Ma'am being a short story and "I, too, sing, America" being a poem. Though different formats, they both hit on the struggle of the African American male in a predominately white society.
What is comparison?
300
These are taken directly from the text and help support the main idea.
What are supporting details?
400
The article we read in class about studying abroad is which type of expository text?
What is Cause and Effect?
400
This expository text orders things by numerical or chronological order.
What is sequence?
400
How to Boil an Egg First, fill a pot with water. Then, put an egg gently into the water. Bring the water to a boil. Let the water boil for one minute. Then, take the pot off the water and put a lid on it. Let it sit for ten minutes. After is has sat, run cold water over the egg. Gently peel the shell off the egg and then enjoy!
What is sequence?
400
The Grand Canyon is a beautiful canyon in Arizona. Many people from around the world travel to the Grand Canyon every year to experience its beauty and size. There is a river that flows through the Grand Canyon and many paths down the side of the canyon to walk or ride a mule. Based on the above paragraph, "The Grand Canyon is a beautiful place that many people love to visit" is...
What is the main idea.
500
The article we read in class about personality types and the brain is which kind of article?
What is descriptive?
500
This expository text tells something that happened, and then says what else has happened as a result.
What is cause and effect?
500
Apples are a delicious treat for millions of people all over the world. Apples usually red, green or yellow in color and grow on apple trees. People like to eat apples raw or bake them in the oven for a special treat.
What is descriptive?
500
The Grand Canyon is a beautiful canyon in Arizona. Many people from around the world travel to the Grand Canyon every year to experience its beauty and size. There is a river that flows through the Grand Canyon and many paths down the side of the canyon to walk or ride a mule. The sentence: "There is a river that flows through the Grand Canyon and many paths down the side of the canyon to walk or ride a mule, " is a ....
What is supporting detail?
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