Transcript Narrative Expository PPT

August 31, 2011
Preparing for STAAR
Through Read Alouds
MCE NEWS
Narrative vs. Expository
Paired Selections
Help students analyze and investigate the
differences between narrative and expository
text. During your Listening Comprehension
Component of Balanced Literacy, we are
encouraging you to “Read Aloud” two
companion stories/article/books about the
same topic—one narrative and one
expository. Discuss text features and lead
your students to conclude that the narrative
(story) has characters, setting, problem,
solution and the author’s purpose is mainly
to entertain. Expository (informational) text
uses facts to explain, describe, persuade,
instruct, or retell. The author’s purpose is
mainly to inform the reader rather than
entertain.
Expository Text Features
These “Reader Aids” help the reader navigate through text and often provide additional information to help students comprehend the content.
Lesson Activity
Teaching Text Features
“Companion Stories”
Model, Model, Model
Read Alouds /Shared/Guided Reading,
Interactive/Shared writing
Text Feature Scavenger Hunt
Students search through informational text with a
partner looking for as many features as they can find.
They record their findings.
Text Feature Scavenger Hunt
Your job is to investigate text features and try to find examples of as many different features as you can.
Use your ISN for this activity.
Text Feature
Purpose
Found In
“Name or Title of Reading Material”
Page
Illustration
Zoo Books Excerpt
What features do you see?
Exploring Writing
Materials
•Located in the J-Drive
•Drag the folder onto
your desk-top.