Organizing Expository Texts: Academic Vocabulary Lesson
Grades 3–5
Organize expository texts for grades 3–5, ensuring that students can apply and understand complex terms relevant to this genre. It highlights two accessible and effective strategies for teaching academic vocabulary specific to expository writing. The first strategy focuses on contextual learning, where students encounter vocabulary words within the framework of organizing ideas and information, making connections between the terms and their practical applications in structuring expository texts. The second strategy involves interactive activities that engage students in using new vocabulary in writing exercises, such as creating outlines or drafting topic sentences, reinforcing their understanding through practice. These strategies are thoughtfully embedded into a comprehensive, standards-based writing lesson, designed to systematically and meaningfully enhance students' language skills in organizing expository texts.
