Internal Text Structure (Organizational Patterns)

Why are organizational patterns important to know?

• They help readers read a text quicker.
• They help readers determine the rising action in a story.
• They help readers understand the turning point in a story.
• They help readers understand the main idea and author's viewpoint.

What kind of organizational pattern is sequence of events?

• a text written in chronological order
• a  text comparing two different things
• a text providing a solution to an issue
• a text that is strictly eventful

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.W.6.3A

What is problem and solution?

• a text that presents an issue and a way to fix it
• a text that compares and contrasts two different things
• a text that describes or explains something
• a text written in chronological order

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

What is compare and contrast?

• a text that presents a problem and a way to fix it
• a persuasive text
• a text that explains how two things are alike and different
• a text that describes something

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.W.5.9B

What is cause and effect?

• a text that presents an issue and a way to fix it
• a text that explains what happened and why
• an expository text
• a persuasive text

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

Which type of text structure answers the questions what happened and why?

• sequence of events
• cause & effect
• chronological order
• compare & contrast

Choose the clue words that indicate chronological order, or sequence of events.

• first, next, finally, 8:30, after
• cause, effect, as a result of, because
• problem, solution, promise, struggle
• compare, contrast, similar, different

Tags

CCSS.W.5.3C

Choose the clue words that indicate compare and contrast.

• therefore, cause, effect, consequently
• later, then, next, Monday
• similar, different, common, on the other hand
• possibility, struggle, hope, problem

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.W.5.2C

CCSS.W.5.9B

Choose the clue words that indicate cause and effect.

• next, after, then, first, last
• struggle, promise, problem, solution
• consequently, as a result of, so, therefore
• similar, common, compare, contrast

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5B

Which type of text structure describes an issue and at least one way to solve it?

• chronological order
• cause & effect
• problem & solution
• compare & contrast