Expository text

Expository text is used to inform the reader. The writer must write in a way that doesn't assume that the reader has prior knowledge of the subject matter. It is used to explain things rather than argue a point.

Summarization with Informational-Expository Text

Learning Intentions:

To extract the important elements from a piece of text of the purpose of comprehending that text.
To reduce large pieces of text into the bare essentials including the gist, the key ideas, and the main points worth remembering.
To authentically construct a short paragraph that includes the main ides of the text.

Problem/Solution: In the topic sentence the problem is outlined. The supporting details focus on causes of the problems and address solutions. Signal words include a problem is, a solution is, the problem was solved by.

Its text is expository - a type of informational text that provides factual information about a topic using a clear, non-narrative organizational structure with a major topic and supporting information. Verbal Noun: is the Proxy Subject of Passive third person masculine singular perfect verb of Form