Text+Structure

=Teaching Text Structure=

Examples:
http://www.syracusecityschools.com/tfiles/folder716/text-structure-powerpoint-presentation.pdf

Questions to ask... http://www.learner.org/jnorth/tm/ReadStrat7.html

Chart from Scholastic http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plan/collateral_resources/pdf/r/reading_bestpractices_nonfiction_fiveTextStructures.pdf

Resources: http://www.stclair.k12.il.us/ccore/ELAShifts/documents/Info%20Text/Textstructure_resources.pdf

Resources to teach problem/solution vs. cause/effect since closely related http://thisreadingmama.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Nonfictiontspack-ceps.pdf

Scaffolding text structure https://readingrecovery.org/images/pdfs/Conferences/NC11/Handouts/McKenrick_Scaffolding.pdf

Lesson plan: http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plan/teaching-nonfiction-text-structures

Looking at text structure in fiction vs. non-fiction http://www.hoodriver.k12.or.us/cms/lib06/OR01000849/Centricity/Domain/873/LA_res_TxtStruc_ORS_Module%20copy.pdf

Quiz yourself: http://quizlet.com/1379872/non-fiction-text-structures-flash-cards/

Copies from today: Chart of Structures & key words (English & Spanish page) http://www.syracusecityschools.com/tfiles/folder836/3.11%20Text%20structure%20signal%20words.pdf

Digging Deeper
After students experience different text structures and organizational patterns, you should introduce one text structure at a time. Introduce each using a mentor text and by showing students how each text structure will guide them in collecting information. Through modeling and practice, students will learn which graphic organizers correspond to each text structure and how to complete them. According to [|AdLit.org], teachers should teach text structures as a strategy for comprehension. A few ideas include: http://msjordanreads.com/2012/04/19/non-fiction-text-structures/
 * Showing examples of different paragraphs/texts that correspond to each text structure
 * Examining topic sentences and key words that clue the reader in to a certain text structure
 * Modeling using text clues to identify text structure during a text preview
 * Model using graphic organizers to collect information
 * Students use graphic organizers for each text structure to collect information.
 * Model the writing of a paragraph that uses a specific text structure
 * Students write a paragraph using a specific text structure

Matching up Thinking Maps
Description-Circle Map or Bubble Map Cause & Effect-Multi-Flow Map Compare & Contrast- Double Bubble Map Sequence/Chronological-Flow Map Problem/Solution-Flow Map (just 2 squares)

Don't forget to cover text features too...
Text feature scavenger hunt: http://guideebooks.com/non-fiction/non-fiction-text-feature-scavenger-hunt-table-of-contents.html