Expository texts (interactive writing)

Expository texts (interactive writing)

1. Why/importance

   • functional writing is used everyday
   • tool for inquiry
     • take notes
     • draw and label
     • make predictions
     • describe
     • summarize
     • organize information in charts, maps, and diagrams
     • compare/contrast
     • draw conclusions
     • report
   • informational texts that use words that would be too difficult for individual reading/writing
   • uses interesting and exciting experiences

2. What

   • communicates facts and ideas
     • lists (to do/shopping)
     • invitations
     • maps/directions/travel guides
     • recipes/instructions
     • business/persnoal letters
     • itineraries/tickets
     • signs and ads
     • biographis/histories
     • timelines and labels on charts
     • newspapers/magazines
     • telephone books
     • dictionaries
     • cookbooks
   • Types
     • description
     • temporal sequence
     • explanation
     • comparison/contrast
     • definition
     • problem/solution
     • social convention