Expository Text Structures Lesson Plans :: 73

Curated OER

Cultural "I Amm" Speech Project

For Teachers 11th

Eleventh graders use the internet and other sources to research a selected individual. They explore important events, challenges, and the impact and influence the person had on US History. Using the information gathered, 11th graders...

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McLean Train Yard

For Teachers 7th - 8th

Students conduct online research and incorporate graphics and maps into a Powerpoint presentation that details life at the McLean train yard in its heyday.

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Florida Center for Reading Research

Florida Center for Reading Research: Expository Text Structure: Book Look [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st Standards

A lesson plan in which students look through a book to identify text features and complete a graphic organizer. Materials are included.

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Florida Center for Reading Research

Florida Center for Reading Research: Expository Text Structure: Research Roundup

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards

A lesson plan in which students complete graphic organizers as they gather research information. Materials are included.

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Florida Center for Reading Research

Florida Center for Reading Research: Expository Text Structure: Just the Facts

For Teachers K - 1st Standards

A lesson plan in which learners read a text and complete a graphic organizer to identify the topic and supporting details or facts. Materials are included.

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Florida Center for Reading Research

Florida Center for Reading Research: Expository Text Structure: Summarizing [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st Standards

A lesson plan in which students read a text and record the main ideas and supporting details on a graphic organizer. Students then complete the organizer by writing a summary of the text. Materials are included.

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Florida Center for Reading Research

Florida Center for Reading Research: Expository Text Structure: Main Idea Mania

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd Standards

A lesson plan in which students read a text and record the main ideas and supporting details on one of the graphic organizers provided. Materials are included. [PDF]

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Florida Center for Reading Research

Florida Center for Reading Research: Exp. Text Structure: Text Structure Sort [Pdf]

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd Standards

A lesson plan in which students read short texts and sort them according to structure: cause and effect, problem and solution, question and answer, compare and contrast, description, and sequence. Materials are included.

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Florida Center for Reading Research

Florida Center for Reading Research: Exp. Text Structure: Projected Paragraphs

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd Standards

A lesson plan in which students read a text and highlight the most important details. Materials are included. [PDF]

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Florida Center for Reading Research

Florida Center for Reading Research: Exp. Text Structure: Text Feature Find

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd Standards

A lesson plan in which students look through a book to find various text features including: a table of contents, sequence and format, charts/graphs/maps, diagrams/graphics/illustrations, print variations, an index, and a glossary....

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Florida Center for Reading Research

Florida Center for Reading Research: Expository Text Structure: Super Summary [Pdf]

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd Standards

A lesson plan in which students read a text and then complete a graphic organizer to help them write a summary. Materials are included.

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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Exploring How Section Headings Support Understanding

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards

Teaching learners to pay attention to headings and titles as they read? Here you'll find a practical application for using an expository text to apply the concept of using headings. Geared toward older elementary students, but lesson...

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Florida Center for Reading Research

Florida Center for Reading Research: Keys to the Main Idea [Pdf]

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards

A lesson plan in which students read a text a complete a graphic organizer to identify the main ideas and supporting details. Materials are included.

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Florida Center for Reading Research

Florida Center for Reading Research: Expository Exploration [Pdf]

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd Standards

A lesson plan in which students read a text and complete a graphic organizer to identify the main idea and supporting details. Materials are included.

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Florida Center for Reading Research

Florida Center for Reading Research: Expository Fact Strip [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st Standards

A lesson plan in which students read a text and identify the topic and four facts presented within the text. Materials are included.

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