Informational Text Structures Part 1

Informational Text Structures

RI 5.5

Poll

True or False: Text structure is the arrangement of and relationship between the parts or elements of a text?

• True

• False

What are we going to learn today?

PBO

What is Informational Text Structure?/ ¿Qué es la estructura del texto informativo?

Informational Text Structure describes how an author structures, or organizes, the written text.

La estructura del texto informativo describe cómo un autor estructura u organiza el texto escrito.

The 6 Text Structures are:

• Description

• Compare and Contrast

• Sequential

• Chronological

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

Multiple Select

Select the answer that lists all 6 of the text structures.

• Description

  Sequential

  Compare/Contrast

  Chronological

  Cause and Effect

  Problem and Solution

• Main Idea

  Time

  Compare/Contrast

  Chronological

  Consequences

  Problem and Solution

Remember our PBO.

Description

• Describe – to represent or give an account in words

• A text written using the descriptive text structure describes what a person, place, thing, or idea is like.

• Let's look at one!

Multiple Choice

The Space Needle was built in 1962 in Seattle, Washington for the World's Fair. It is 607 feet tall from the ground to the aircraft warning beacon at the very top. Visitors can ride an elevator to the observation deck at 520 feet. They can also dine in a revolving restaurant near the top of the needle.

• Compare & Contrast

• Description

• Problem & Solution

• Sequence

Compare & Contrast

• Compare – to examine for similarities

• Contrast- to examine for differences

• Texts organized under the compare/contrast text structure, the author explains how two or more person, places, things, or ideas are alike and/or how they are different.  

Multiple Choice

Did you know that not all deserts are hot? Both hot and cold deserts are very dry, but unlike hot deserts, cold deserts have winters when the temperatures can reach below freezing. Cold deserts also get a great deal of snow, which is certainly not true for hot deserts.

• Compare & Contrast

• Cause & Effect

• Problem & Solution

• Description

Sequential Order

• Sequential describes the steps of a procedure or events, often using words like first next, then, and finally.

• Sequential order refers to the presentation of information such as events or steps in the order that they occurred or should occur (without the use of time).

Multiple Choice

I do my chores each Saturday. First, I fold the laundry and put it away. Then I sweep and mop the kitchen floor. After that, I empty all the garbage cans and the recycling. Finally, when all of my chores are finished, I can go outside to play.

• Compare & Contrast

• Description

• Chronological

• Sequence

Chronological Order

• Chronology – the order in which events occur

• Chrono-time

• Chronological order refers to the presentation of information according to the progress of time (times, dates, years, etc.)

Multiple Choice

President Barack Obama was born in Hawaii on August 4, 1961. He graduated from high school in 1979. After attending college at Harvard, he married Michelle Robinson in 1992. Obama became an Illinois senator in 1997 and on January 20, 2009, he became the 44th president of the United States of America.

• Sequence

• Description

• Problem & Solution

• Chronological

Cause & Effect

• Cause – the reason or motive for an action

• Effect – a result; consequence

•  The cause and effect text structure describe event(s) and tell the reader what happens as a direct result (effect) of the event(s).

Multiple Choice

The Vancouver Island marmot is a kind of large rodent that lives high in the mountains of Vancouver Island in Canada. Climate change and logging have caused a large decrease in their population. Scientists believe that there are less than a hundred left of them in the wild.

• Compare & Contrast

• Description

• Cause & Effect

• Sequence

Problem & Solution

• A text written using the problem/solution text structure presents a problem and includes information about how it can be or has been solved.

• Problem-difficulty/ dificultad

• Solution- answer to a problem

Multiple Choice

Spending too much time in the sun can lead to sunburn, dehydration, and even skin cancer. One way to help prevent these problems is to make sure that you wear sunscreen whenever you are outside. It is also a good idea to avoid being outside during the hottest part of the day, between 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM.

• Compare & Contrast

• Description

• Problem & Solution

• Sequence

Let's Recap

• Step 2- compare and contrast the overall (the whole ) structure of 2 or more events, ideas, concepts, or information.

• Before you can do step 2, you have to do step 1- naming and recognizing the 6 text structures.

• The 6 text structures: Description, Sequential, Compare/Contrast, Chronological, Cause and Effect, & Problem and Solution.

Open Ended

Do you understand text structures better now? Yes or No

¿Entiende mejor las estructuras de texto ahora? Sí o no

How can I help you understand more? ¿Cómo puedo ayudarte a comprender más?