Text Structures

BUDDY CLOCK (Partner)

Open Ended

Tell your ideas about Text Structures.

​Let's Dig Deeper!

With your partner YOU will ​answer each question and WE will discuss the concepts.

Multiple Choice

Text structure refers to how the information within a written text is organized.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

Being able to identify the text structure can greatly increase student's comprehension of the material being read.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Taylor (1992)

"Students who are taught to identify the expository and narrative texts have been found to have better comprehension than students who have not received such instruction."

Multiple Select

Different academic texts can have different structures.

Select the common types of text structures.

• Cause and effect Structure

• Descriptive Structure

• Sequence/Chronological Structure

• Compare and Contrast Structure

• Problem and Solution Structure

Multiple Choice

This type of text structure examines the similarities and differences between two or more people, events, concepts, ideas, etc.

• Cause and Effect Structure

• Descriptive Structure

• Sequence/Chronological Structure

• Compare and Contrast Structure

COMPARE AND CONTRAST STRUCTURE

EXAMPLE TEXT:

COMPARE AND CONTRAST STRUCTURE

VENN DIAGRAM

Multiple Choice

This structure presents the causal relationship between a specific event, idea, or concept and the events, ideas, or concept that follow. An action and its results are explained.

• Cause and Effect Structure

• Descriptive Structure

• Sequence/Chronological structure

• Problem and Solution Structure

CAUSE AND EFFECT STRUCTURE

Example Text

CAUSE AND EFFECT STRUCTURE

Cause and Effect Relationship Diagram

Multiple Choice

This type of structure sets up a problem or problems, explains the solution, and then discusses the effects of the solution.

• Compare and Contrast Structure

• Descriptive Structure

• Sequence/Chronological Structure

• Problem and Solution Structure

PROBLEM AND SOLUTION STRUCTURE

Example Text

PROBLEM AND SOLUTION STRUCTURE

Multiple Choice

This text structure gives readers a chronological order of events or a list of steps in a procedure.

• Descriptive Structure

• Problem and Solution Structure

• Sequence/Chronological Structure

• Compare and Contrast Structure

SEQUENCE/CHRONOLOGICAL STRUCTURE

Example Text

SEQUENCE/CHRONOLOGICAL STRUCTURE

Steps/Events/Timeline Diagram

Multiple Choice

This type of text structure describes something in order of space and how something looks. It features a detailed description of something to

give the reader a mental picture.

• Cause and Effect Structure

• Compare and Contrast Structure Structure

• Problem and Solution Structure

• Descriptive Structure

Descriptive Structure

Example Text

Descriptive Structure

Concept Map/Concept Web

​LET'S TRY!

​Directions: Read the passages and determine how each is mainly structured.

Multiple Choice

The purpose of any artwork is to communicate a message - to comment, scream or sing about the world in which we find ourselves in. To illustrate, if there is no emotion behind the work, there is no driving force – nothing to direct and shape your decision making.

• Sequence/Chronological Structure

• Descriptive Structure

• Compare and Contrast Structure

• Cause and Effect Structure

Multiple Choice

People of all ages benefit from regular physical activity. Physical activity leads to improved physical fitness. Consequently, it helps the body systems to function at their optimal efficiency associated with an individual’s ability to work effectively, to enjoy leisure time, to resist disease and to respond easily to emergency situations.

• Sequence/Chronological Structure

• Descriptive Structure

• Compare and Contrast Structure

• Cause and Effect Structure

Multiple Choice

If you use too much effort in pitching the ball without rest, a serious elbow or shoulder may be on the horizon. If you complain of elbow or shoulder pain, see a physician familiar with sports injuries. But then, it is recommended to warm up properly by doing body stretching, running and gradual pitching to prevent injuries. Of course, do not play all year round because your body needs to recover from the physical demands of playing.

• Sequence/Chronological Structure

• Compare and Contrast Structure

• Problem and Solution

• Cause and Effect Structure

Poll

Describe your learning as of the moment?

• 4-EXPERT

  I can apply my knowledge to new situations. I can use my own words to teach others.

• 3-MASTER

  I can do it on my own without the help of others. I understand and can show my understanding.

• 2-APPRENTICE

  I understand some parts. I understand with support.

• 1-NOVICE

  I don't understand yet. I need a lot of help.

You will be given texts to analyze. Using the graphic Organizer provided, identify the text's structure and important information. (3 mins)

Be ready to share your output in your Responsible Team for discussion and comparison. (3 mins)

WE CAN...

​YOU CAN...

Open Ended

Read the text and answer the questions that follow:

Thousands of people die each year in car accidents involving drugs or alcohol. Lives could be saved if our city adopts a free public vehicle service. By providing such a service, we could prevent intoxicated drivers from endangering themselves or others.

1. What is the structure used in the text?

2. Why is text structure important in understanding a text?

​ASSIGNMENT:

Research a topic of your choice and write a text with a specific structure. Share your text with the class and have classmates identify the structure and important information in the next session.