Sunday, February 26, 2012

Narrative and Expository



Who knew that a few weeks ago these two words were unknown to us? Now, they are a part of our everyday vocabulary.






I want you to go on a search of your house. Can you find an example of each of these types of writing in your home?






Share them with us!






See Miss Schaech's example posting for a model.

37 comments:

  1. Example of a Narrative Text in My House: The Hunger Games (by the way, this is the BEST book I have read in a long time!)

    Example of an Expository Text in my House: I got a new printer. The instruction manual is expository.

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    1. Example of Narrative Text in my house- Diary Of A Wimpy Kid book

      Example of an Expository in my house is my Lego instruction manual

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  2. Example of a Narrative text in my house: The Lost Children by Carolyn Cohagan

    Example of an Expository text in my house: Extreme Weather and the Ultimate Guide to the Universe SPACE

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  3. Example of a Narrative Text in my house: The Virginian Pilot comics section.


    Example of a Expository Text in my house:is a cook book.

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  4. my Example of a narrative text in my house:The Goosebumps books(best books ever.)

    My expository text is my instruction to a boarb game.

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  5. Example of a narrative text in my house: Magic Tree House #36 Blizzard of the Blue Moon

    Example of a expository text in my house: The Study Skills Handbook

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  6. A example of a narrative text in my house is Zenda.

    A example of expository text in my house is a book called Fossils.

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  7. Example of a narrative text:Charlie Hits It Big
    Example of a expository text:Horses

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  8. Narrative:The book that is a narrative in my house is the fire within (one of the best books i've ever read).


    Expository:The books that is a expository in my house is the Creeds shool year books.Tells us who is who and who is in who's class.

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  9. Example of Narrative Text in My House: All The Lovely Bad Ones (this is the scariest book I've aever read.


    Example of an Expository Text in My House: The Home Owners Handbook (for my dads work. He works in a house flipping/ getting ready to sell buisness.)

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  10. a narrative in my house is freedoms wings:the under ground railroad.

    a expository guns its all about guns.

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  11. A example of a Narrative text in my house is: Darth Paper Strikes Back, by Tom Angleberger.

    A example of an Expository text in my house is: Claude Monet (a famous artist), by Karin Sagner-Duchting.

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  12. Best of a Narrative Text in My House: Ten Apples on Top

    Example of an Expository Text: I got a new Potato Launcher. There is an instruction manual that comes with it that explains the directions.

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  13. Narrative example I own: The Son of Neptune(I love the mythology with all the demi-gods and the gods, also, it is the best book I've ever read!)

    Expsitory example I own: The Brain!(Lots of facts about nuerons and brain cells.)

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  14. For my narrative book I found the Warriors series as a narrative book. I would do the Hunger Games too because it is one of the most AWESOME books I have read.

    For my expository book[I just pulled it of the shelf]I found The Illustrated History Of Golf.[BORING]:)

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  15. Example of a Narrative Text in My House:lego DC Universe super heroes (by the way, this is the BEST comic I have read in a long time!)

    Example of an Expository Text in my House: I got a new lego set. The instruction manual is expository.

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  16. grace Horse lover :)February 29, 2012 at 7:02 PM

    Narrative: My favorite story called Harry Potter

    Expository: My favorite book called Horses :)

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  17. Canterwood crest is my naaative text in my house.(1st pirson pont of veiw)


    Are new ice tea maker. the instruction manual.(cronchronological oder)

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  18. Example of a narritive text in my house: Catching Fire
    the second book of the hunger games.

    Example of an expository text in my house is:the instrushons to my xbox

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  19. 1. My expository text is a book about math.

    2.My narrative is a book about some talking cats.

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  20. An example of an expository text is: a dictionary.
    An example of a narritive text is:a chapter book called (Happy Birth Day Bad Kitty).

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  21. Example of a Narrative Text in My House: Curious George Goes To The Library (my lambs FAVORITE book)

    Example of an Expository Text in My House:Komodo Dragons

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  22. Narrative text in my house: 11 Birthdays (This is my favorite book).


    Expository text in my house: The Phone book is an expository text.

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  23. 1.My tpye of text in my house is:narritive.big nate(big nate is the funnyest book ever!!!)

    2.My tpye of text is:exspotory.The directoins of a x-box 360 kinetic.(It is so fun to play kinetic adventures is so awsome.

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  24. I want you to go on a search of your house. Can you find an example of each of these types of writing in your home?
    Narrative:Dont Let The Pigeon Drive The Bus
    Expository: Better Homes:Cookbook

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  25. Example of a Narrative text in my house: Replay By:Sharon Creech.(FYI I recommend all of her books especially this one and Walk Two Moons.


    Example of a Expository text in my house: My mom's medical book

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  26. A narrative book is (Diary of a Wimpy Kid)

    A expository book is (Presidents of America)

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  27. 1.I officoaly know how to sell things on my favorite computer game ever (Level Up) Conqueor of all worlds.




    2.This true fact is my oppinion is that I have the best Mom,Sister,Chickens,Guineapig,and last but not least I have to extreamly cute dogs named Annie,and Lala.

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  28. I wrote a story that's a narrative. and when i look in my house I found was Make Your Own Paper Air Plane.

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  29. Example of a narrative text in my house: A Storm Warning. (It's about a dog whisperer)
    Example of an expository text in my house: I just got a new laptop! I still have the instruction manual for it.

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  30. Example of a narritive book is:CATCHING FIRE the second book of the hunger games!

    Example of a expository book in my house is:the instructions to my bed tent!

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  31. Example of narrative text in my home is:GOOSEBUMPS (i read them all the time they are so realistic!) Example of expository text i my home is my amazon kindle has settings that are expository.............:-)

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  32. A narrative text in my home is big Nate books(I love to read this book every!)and i also love to read diary of a wimpy kid(i also love to read this too!)

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  33. The narrative i have is alot of books i have and those are my favroits.

    A expository is one of my dads dentist study book.

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  34. My narrative text i found is my book Pendragon and it is one of the best series of books i have read yet.

    My expository text is a biology studie book.

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  35. CoLby$$$$$$$$MoOrE$$$$;$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$March 1, 2012 at 10:13 PM

    the narrativs books i could find are twilight,new moon,eclipse,breaking dawn,city of ashes,city of glass,and my favorite immortal.
    the expository books i could find are a dictionary,and a book called sharks

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  36. A Narrative is Mercy Waason ( My favorit book)


    A Exository is Modern Day War




    PS: Modern Day War has lots of facks adout war

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