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Expository Paragraphs

Expository Paragraphs is a type of paragraph that belongs to the broader category of academic writing structures, distinguished by its purpose of explaining, clarifying, or informing about a specific topic through the logical presentation of facts, examples, and evidence without relying on personal opinion or narrative storytelling.

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74

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31

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2017–2026

4

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Publications

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Topic interest and free recall of expository text

Ulrich Schiefele, Andreas Krapp · Learning and Individual Differences · 1996 · 301 citations

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Expository Text Comprehension in the Primary Grade Classroom.

Joanna P. Williams, Kendra M. Hall, Kristen D. Lauer et al. · Journal of Educational Psychology · 2005 · 159 citations

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Global Semantic Expectancy and Language Comprehension

Marie St. George, Suzanne Mannes, James E. Hoffinan · Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience · 1994 · 155 citations

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Good and bad structure in simple paragraphs: Effects on apparent theme, reading time, and recal

David E. Kieras · Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior · 1978 · 134 citations

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Contextual Integration and Utterance Interpretation: The Ability of Children and Adults to Interpret Sarcastic Utterances

Brian P. Ackerman · Child Development · 1982 · 96 citations

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Authors

74

  1. JP
    Joanna P. Williams

    Columbia University, United States

    4 publications · 296 citations

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  2. MB
    Maravene B. Taylor

    Columbia University, United States

    2 publications · 105 citations

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  3. JF
    Jeanne Fahnestock

    University of Maryland, College Park, United States

    2 publications · 63 citations

    2

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  4. SG
    Sonia Ganger

    Columbia University, United States

    2 publications · 105 citations

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  5. KE
    Karen E. Waldie

    University of Auckland, New Zealand

    1 publications · 42 citations

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Institutions

31

  1. University of Minnesota System

    Minneapolis, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    99 citations

  2. University of Calabar

    Calabar, Nigeria

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    28 citations

  3. University of Auckland

    Auckland, New Zealand

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    126 citations

  4. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    1 h-index

    5 publications

    795 citations

  5. Universität der Bundeswehr München

    Munich, Germany

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    301 citations

  6. University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    68 citations

  7. University of Lancashire

    Preston, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    32 citations

  8. Indiana University

    Bloomington, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    48 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Educational Psychology

    4 publications · 344 citations

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  2. College Composition and Communication

    CCC · 3 publications · 106 citations

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  3. The Reading Teacher

    RT · 2 publications · 60 citations

    2

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  4. Journal of Reading Behavior

    JRB · 2 publications · 56 citations

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  5. Scholaria Jurnal Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan

    1 publications · 16 citations

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