How do expository writers organize their information?  They use text mode (also known as text structure or text pattern).  There are 5 different modes, and I gave out a handout that explained and illustrated each one.  See me to get that handout, as you will need it when researching and writing your expository essay. Then we practiced with a short example of each type of structure.  See me to get that exercise.  Finally, we focused on one type of structure: comparison/contrast.  Google the article, "Two New Baseball Palaces, One Stoic, One Scrappy," and in your notebook, titled Compare/Contrast, list everything that is different about the two ballparks and list everything that is the same (a Venn diagram might help).  Then, answer the following questions: Which ballpark is stoic?  Which ballpark is scrappy?  Why?