It's GO Time - Text Structure

Which text structure is used in paragraph 3: The Birth of Monsters?

• Description

• Sequence and Order

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Which words helped you determine the structure?

• since; millions

• popular; worldwide

• Pokemon; Nintendo

• began; before long

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Improve the sentence below by choosing a transition/signal to go on the blank line. Be sure to go back to paragraph 3 to reread nearby sentences.

______________ the franchise reached new heights in July 2016, when creators, Niantic and the Pokemon Company, released Pokemon GO, an app for smartphones.

• Due to

• Then,

• Similarly,

• Such as,

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Which text structure is used in paragraph 4?

• Description

• Sequence and Order

• Compare and Contrast

• Problem and Solution

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

What is the author's purpose for including the following detail in paragraph 4?

"...a large number of monsters known as Pokemon"

• the author wants to be insulting toward Pokemon

• to compare Pokemon to other monsters

• it is a descriptive detail for readers who don't know what a Pokemon is

• to show the effect that many Pokemon have

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

Read this sentence from paragraph 5:

"For example, Charizard is a fire-breathing dragon-like creature, while Pikachu is an electric mouse-like Pokemon."

The word "while" introduces an element of which text structure?

• Description

• Cause and Effect

• Compare and Contrast

• Problem and Solution

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Which text structure is used in paragraph 6?

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

• Description

• Compare and Contrast

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Which text structure is used in paragraph 7?

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

• Sequence and Order

• Description

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Which organizational patter is used in paragraph 9?

• Sequence and Order

• Problem and Solution

• Cause and Effect

• Description

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Imagine you are assigned to write a feature article called A Day in the Life of a Pokemon Go Player, in which you follow the player around and explain what their experiences are. Which organizational structure would you be likely to use?

• Compare and Contrast

• Problem and Solution

• Cause and Effect

• Sequence and Order

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5