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Expository Text Strategies

Here are some strategies to use with expository texts.  Some strategies are great for both expository and narrative texts.
corner_fold.pdf
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cubing.pdf
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discussion_web.pdf
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double_entry_journal.pdf
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expository_cards.pdf
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Get the Gist: Students learn to shrink paragraphs or entire passages into one main idea statement that is 10 words or less.  First, identify the main character.  Then, identify the most important thing about the main character.  Last, put the information together in one sentence 10 words or less.
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get_the_gist.pdf
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i_chart.pdf
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insert.pdf
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intra-act.pdf
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jigsaw.pdf
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linguistic_roulette.pdf
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link.pdf
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mind_ps_and_qs.pdf
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paired_reading.pdf
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pmi_chart.pdf
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prevoke.pdf
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progressive_cinquain.pdf
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qar.pdf
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save_the_last_word_for_me.pdf
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shape_your_thinking.pdf
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sketch_to_stretch.pdf
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tableaux.pdf
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venn_diagram.pdf
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write_a_song.pdf
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  • Resources for Academics
    • Reading >
      • Reading Journal
      • Reading Strategies >
        • Vocabulary Strategies
        • Fluency Strategies
        • Comprehension Strategies >
          • Narrative Texts
          • Expository Texts
      • Beginning Readers >
        • Short Vowels
        • Long a, e, i, o
        • Long u and Dipthongs
        • Tricky g
      • Reading Games >
        • Phonemic Awareness
        • Letter and Letter-Sound Recognition
        • Word Recognition
        • Word Study/Vocabulary
        • Comprehension
    • Writing >
      • The Writing Process
      • Writing Games
    • Math >
      • Number, Operation, and Quantiative Reasoning
      • Patterns, Relationships, and Algebraic Reasoning
      • Geometry and Spatial Reasoning
      • Measurement
      • Probability and Statistics
      • Underlying Processes and Mathematical Tools
    • Science >
      • Scientific Investigation and Reasoning
      • Matter and Energy
      • Force, Motion, and Energy
      • Earth and Space
      • Organisms and Environments
    • Social Studies
    • Behavior >
      • In the Classroom
    • Game Templates
  • Resources for Faith
    • Bible Study >
      • Relentless
    • Prayer
    • Verse Cards
    • Coloring Pages
    • Puzzle Pages and Journals >
      • Old Testament
      • New Testament
    • Beginning Readers >
      • Baby Moses in the Basket
      • Believe It, Jesus Lives
      • Lazarus Lives
      • Paul and Silas Shake Free
      • Peter, John, and the Lame Beggar
      • The Blazing Fire
      • The Good Samaritan
      • The Lame Man Healed
      • The Lost Son
      • The Ten Minas
      • The Unmerciful Servant
      • The Workers in the Vineyard
      • Zacchaeus Meets Jesus
    • Games & Activities >
      • Resurrection Sunday
      • Christmas
      • Fruit of the Spirit
    • VBS
  • Resources for Parents
    • Reading >
      • Beginning Readers >
        • Struggling Readers
    • Math
    • Science
    • Social Studies
    • Links