Expository text makes up the majority of writing students will be asked to do throughout their school career and beyond. Considering this, it is imperative that we give students the tools they need to develop, organize, and craft expository writing. Feature article, narrative procedure, literary nonfiction, essay, memoir, and biography are all genres that include expository writing, and each creates distinct opportunities to teach essential writing skills.
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Engaging in nonfiction genre studies requires writers to study and learn the features, functions, and structures of expository texts. Writing Fundamentals has nonfiction genre studies available for every grade level, including literary nonfiction, how-to or procedural writing, functional writing, feature article, and essay. FREE Sample Lessons Click here to view samples lessons. Nonfiction Writing Fundamentals Units of Study Click here to purchase nonfiction units of study.
