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Elements of Expository TextExamples Newspapers Textbooks Magazine Articles Brochures CataloguesPurposeTo in<strong>for</strong>mCharacteristics Titles Headings Subheadings Boldface Words ChartsTables Diagrams GraphicsOrganizationOne expository passage may be organized using several different text structures.Types ofOrganizationCause-EffectChronology/SequenceCompare/ContrastDescription/CategorizationProblem-SolutionPosition-ReasonHow or why an event happened; what resultedfrom an event<strong>The</strong> order of events/steps in a processHow two or more things are alike/differentHow something looks, moves, works, etc.; adefinition or characterizationWhat’s wrong and how to fix itWhy a point or idea should be supported; what’swrong with an ideaAdapted with permission from University of Texas <strong>Center</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Reading</strong> and Language Arts. (2003). Special education reading projectsecondary institute — Effective instruction <strong>for</strong> secondary struggling readers: Research-based practices. Austin, TX: Author.<strong>The</strong> <strong>Reading</strong> Teacher’s <strong>Sourcebook</strong> 317

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