Expository Text Elements

Found at the back of the book and provides the reader with an alphabetical listing of the ideas in the book and provides the page # to read about the topic

• Glossary

• Photographs

• Index

• Maps

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

What is the author’s purpose for the text feature inside the red box?” 

• To show the main idea of the first paragraph. 

• To provide info not found in the text 

• To show the main idea of the article. 

• To establish where an event happens and how far away. 

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

What text feature gives the definitions of important vocabulary words?

• Captions

• Index

• Glossary

• None of the above

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

How can the reader best tell that this is an expository selection?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Expository Text

• a type of writing based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact

• fiction that involves an event in history. Contains historical facts, events, or people, but is not true.

• this type of non fiction text informs (teaches) or explains an idea for a reader

• Writing that is factual (true), not fictional. This type of writing describe people & places that are 'real' and events that really happened.

What text feature is added to help provide more information about photographs, illustrations, or diagrams?

• Illustrations

• subheadings

• special print

• labels

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

The purpose of the text feature below the photo is _______________.

• to show the main idea of the article to the reader. 

• To convince the reader that snakes are dangerous 

• To provide an explanation of the photo
  

• To inform the reader about the history of snakes. 

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Helps the readers see where the places in the passage are in relation to geographic regions of the world

• Illustrations

• Glossary

• Index

• Maps

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

A list of chapters in a book and the page numbers where each chapter starts.

• Index

• Table of Contents

• Glossary

• Framed Text (Text Box, Insert)

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

A list of chapters in a book and the page numbers where each chapter starts.

• Index

• Table of Contents

• Glossary

• Framed Text (Text Box, Insert)

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C