The video tutorial introduces students to procedural text structure, focusing on its features and signal words. It uses the example of making Oobleck to illustrate how procedural texts are organized with headings like materials and procedures. The tutorial also discusses the author's purpose and how to identify text structure, concluding with guidance for a class assignment.

What is the primary purpose of a procedural text?

• To provide a historical account

• To narrate a story

• To describe a process or how to make something

• To argue a point of view

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CCSS.RI.1.3

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Which of the following is a common feature of procedural texts?

• Characters and plot

• Thesis statement

• Materials and steps

• Climax and resolution

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CCSS.RI.1.3

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What does the text 'Investigate Matter: Oobleck' instruct the reader to make?

• A type of cake

• A science experiment

• A craft project

• A slimy material

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CCSS.RI.1.3

CCSS.RI.1.5

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What are the key components listed under 'materials' in the procedural text about Oobleck?

• Corn starch, water, food coloring

• Computers, software, manuals

• Flour, sugar, eggs

• Paint, brushes, canvas

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CCSS.RI.1.3

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How does the author organize the text about making Oobleck?

• By listing materials followed by procedures

• By chronological age of steps

• By complexity of steps

• By importance of ingredients

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What is the author's purpose for writing 'Investigate Matter: Oobleck'?

• To critique different types of slimy materials

• To entertain with a story about Oobleck

• To inform about the properties of matter through a procedural text

• To persuade readers to buy Oobleck

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CCSS.RI.2.6

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CCSS.RL.3.6

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Which heading is commonly found in procedural texts?

• Materials

• Analysis

• Conclusion

• Abstract

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CCSS.RI.2.5

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CCSS.RI.4.3

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What similarity does the procedural text share with a recipe?

• Both are used in scientific studies

• Both use narrative elements

• Both are structured with materials and steps

• Both focus on character development

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CCSS.RI.1.3

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Why is it easy to identify materials in a procedural text?

• They are listed clearly in a section

• They are always at the end of the text

• They are written in a narrative form

• They are highlighted in bold

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CCSS.RI.1.5

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What does the procedural text structure help the reader to do?

• Understand the plot better

• Learn historical facts

• Follow the steps or process easily

• Analyze characters

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CCSS.RI.1.5

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