Sequencing Text Structure

Text Structure

Have you ever wondered how crayons are made?

Colorful Crayons: Inside a Crayon Factory!

How is this text structured? Why is it structured in this way?

Poll

Let's Review...How is this article about how crayons are made structured (organized)?

• The article presents a problem and a solution.

• Two or more things are being compared and contrasted.

• The article gives a sequence or order of how something is made.

Sequence

What do you notice about this article? What evidence proves that this article shows a sequence in how something is created?

Multiple Choice

What happens after the wax is melted and colorful pigment is added?

• Workers check the hard crayons and throw the imperfect ones into another batch.

• Colorful hot wax is poured into crayon molds.

• The labeled crayons are placed into boxes.

Multiple Select

Which of the following are steps in making crayons?

Mark all that apply.

• Mold the wax.

• Box up the new crayons.

• Label them before packaging.

• Freeze them.

Multiple Choice

What is the author's purpose in writing this article?

• To compare and contrast crayons and markers

• To explain what the effect of leaving crayons on a heater might be

• To explain the steps in how crayons are made

Multiple Select

When else might an author use sequence to organize his ideas?

• He explains the steps in how to make a sandwich.

• He compares turkey and ham sandwiches.

• He explains what happened as a result of his dog eating the sandwich.

• He explains what he did since he had run out of turkey.