Expository Reading

An expository essay needs to have an objective tone. This means...

• No facts, just opinions

• Mostly facts, some opinions

• Only the facts, no opinions

• Some facts, some opinions

An expository essay needs to avoid these pronouns...

• All pronouns

• 3rd person pronouns

• 1st and 2nd person pronouns

• 1st person pronouns

An expository essay can use contractions.

• True

• False

What is the definition of main idea?

• a short, clear description that gives the main facts or ideas throughout the passage

• specific evidence that supports the main idea

• to form an idea/conclusion by combining parts or elements

• the author's general point; all other material of the paragraph fits under it

What are supporting details?

• specific evidence that supports the main idea

• the author's general point; all other material of the paragraph fits under it

• to form an idea/conclusion by combining parts or elements

• a conclusion reached on the basis of prior knowledge, evidence, and reasoning

What is text organization?

• a conclusion reached on the basis of prior knowledge, evidence, and reasoning

• the reason an author decides to write about a specific topic

• the author’s attitude toward his/her subject

• the arrangement of ideas, incidents, evidence, or details in a perceptible order (chronological, compare/contrast, cause/effect, problem/solution)

What is a fact? (expository or informational text)

• a statement that can be proven true (or false) with some standard

• a statement that a person believes to be true but it cannot be measured or proven true against an standard

What is an opinion? (expository or informational text)

• a statement that can be proven true (or false) with some standard

• a statement that a person believes to be true but it cannot be measured or proven true against an standard

What are context clues?

• a short, clear description that gives the main facts or ideas throughout the passage

• the author's general point; all other material of the paragraph fits under it

• information an author provides, in the same or surrounding sentences, to help define a difficult or multi-meaning word

• the reason an author decides to write about a specific topic

What is the primary purpose of expository reading?

• To entertain the reader

• To inform or explain a topic

• To persuade the reader

• To describe a personal experience