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Peer reviewedRowan, Katherine E. – English Quarterly, 1990
Offers a definition of explanatory text, and summarizes research on why abstract concepts and principles are difficult for lay readers to understand. Describes a three-week unit for composition classes on spotting difficult ideas, diagnosing the type of difficulty they pose, and selecting the text features most likely to make them less difficult.…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Expository Writing, Reading Comprehension, Reading Writing Relationship
