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 * there will always be the following types of readings:
 ** Fiction
-** Expository
+** Expository/Persuasive
 ** Social Science (academic)
 ** Scientific (academic)
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 ** identify when a narrator is describing the thoughts or ideas of a character
-=== Expository or Argumentative ===
+=== Expository or Persuasive ===
-* = argumentative, descriptive or persuasive passage
+* expository = descriptive, explanatory or otherwise reasoned but not purely academic
-** such as editorial, essay, political speech, private letter
+** may not have the hypothesis/thesis/observation pattern of an academic passage
-** are often an historical essay or speech, late 18th to 21st centuries
+* persuasive = argumentative, takes a position or opinionated
+* expository/persuasive essays may come in the form of:
+** editorial, essay, political speech, private letter
+** are often an historical essay, letter or speech, late 18th to 21st centuries
 ** may also be journalist in terms of describing some topic or event
-* will not usually state thesis statement in title or opening paragraph
+** will not usually state thesis statement in title or opening paragraph
-* usually engages specific literary techniques for persuasion and reinforcement of ideas
+** usually engages specific literary techniques for persuasion and reinforcement of ideas
 * techniques:
 ** identify author purpose and rhetorical techniques, including