ORHow Authors say: THIS is important. You should PAY
ATTENTION!!! T EXT F EATURES IN E XPOSITORY T EXT
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W HAT IS EXPOSITORY TEXT AGAIN ? text books, non-fiction trade
(library) books, newspaper & magazine articles, directions,
essays, speeches, user manuals (how-to guides), government
documents (such as the drivers license test booklet).
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W HEN WE READ EXPOSITORY TEXT Authors have ways of telling us
that information is: Important AND Needs to be remembered W E CALL
THESE TEXT STRUCTURES!
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W HAT DOES TEXT STRUCTURE LOOK LIKE ? BOLD PRINT A habitat is
an environmental area that is inhabited by a species of animal,
plant, or other type of organism.
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W HAT DOES TEXT STRUCTURE LOOK LIKE ? colored text Often,
authors will place important words or concepts in a different color
to draw your attention. Highlighted text Or, they will highlight
important material.
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W HAT DOES TEXT STRUCTURE LOOK LIKE ? Authors can also make
text LARGER or smaller to place emphasis. BIG TEXT small text
Italics Sometimes they will use italics.
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W HAT DOES TEXT STRUCTURE LOOK LIKE ? In expository text,
authors may use bullets to: Highlight key points Emphasize terms
Provide lists Review important ideas
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W HAT DOES TEXT STRUCTURE LOOK LIKE ? You will find an index in
expository text. The index is located at the back of the book and
helps the reader locate information quickly. Index amphibian..2,3,5
frog..2,5,7 habitat...2,4,6 toad1,4
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W HAT DOES TEXT STRUCTURE LOOK LIKE ? Authors use tables,
graphs and charts to give the reader large amounts of information
or show relationships with information. If an author provides a
graph, a chart or a table, it is probably IMPORTANT information.
Tables/Charts and Graphs
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T ABLES AND G RAPHS The amount of electric energy in an average
household can easily be broken down. In the average home, 44% of an
average bill is spent on cooling. Seventeen percent of the money
spent is on heating and 7% on office expenses. Thirty-one percent
of the cost is dedicated to lights and 1% of the energy is spent on
motors that run in the house. W HICH IS EASIER TO READ AND
UNDERSTAND ?
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W HAT DOES TEXT STRUCTURE LOOK LIKE ? Authors place maps in
expository text to help the reader to better where understand the
where of the information. Maps
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Authors use timelines to help the reader understand the order
that events occur. W HAT DOES TEXT STRUCTURE LOOK LIKE ?
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You will find an index in expository text. The index is located
at the back of the book and helps the reader locate information
quickly. Index amphibian..2,3,5 frog..2,5,7 habitat...2,4,6
toad1,4
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W HAT DOES TEXT STRUCTURE LOOK LIKE ? You will find a table of
contents in expository text. The Table of Contents is located in
the front of the book and helps the reader locate information
quickly. Table of Contents Frogs diet------------------6 Frogs
habitat--------------5 Frogs Physical Traits------7 Other
Information---------8
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W HAT DOES TEXT STRUCTURE LOOK LIKE ? Expository text may also
have a glossary. A glossary defines terms that readers may not
understand when they are reading. The glossary is located at the
back of the book. Glossary amphibian (n) an organism that can live
on land and in water frog (n) an amphibian with smooth skin that
live in water more toad (n) an amphibian with bumpy skin that live
on land more than in water
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W HAT DOES TEXT STRUCTURE LOOK LIKE ? Expository text may also
have diagrams or drawings. Diagrams and drawings provide the reader
with a visual image of the information. They can also show
relationships between ideas that the author presents. Diagrams and
Drawings
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Buses like this take children to and from school. Frogs, like
the ones pictured above, live in wet habitats. Flowers like these
daisies can be found throughout the United States. Pictures and
Illustrations W HAT DOES TEXT STRUCTURE LOOK LIKE ? Expository text
usually has pictures and illustrations. Pictures and illustrations
clarify points or even provide additional information on a subject.
If an author includes pictures or illustrations, you should READ
THEM!!!!.