Expository Writing Patterns of African American Students

ting because of cultural differences in language-use patterns or differences inistyles of interaction used to demonstrate knowledge. In our rapidly changing society, this issue meets a critical interface in upper elementary and secondary urban classrooms with predominantly African American student populations. For many reasons, these culturally and linguistically diverse students have historically not fared well in the American educational system. In spite of the considerable rhetoric over the past several years, recent research indicates that African Americans and other students of color are still