1. Word cloud
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What is the main idea of a text?
2. Slide
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Text structure is the way a text is organized. It helps readers understand what they are reading. There are several common text structures, such as cause and effect, compare and contrast, problem and solution, and sequential order. Knowing text structure helps readers better understand the text.
What is Text Structure?
3. Slide
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Topic: the main idea, subject, or theme of a text. Supporting Details: facts and examples that support the main idea of a text. Sequence: the order of events or steps in a text.
Concepts:
4. Slide
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Text structure is used to help readers better understand the information in a text by organizing it in a logical manner. Text structure can be used to organize information into sections, such as cause-and-effect, problem-solution, comparison-contrast, and chronological order. When reading a text, the structure can help a reader better comprehend the information and remember it more easily.
Did you know?
5. Open question
180 seconds
Work together in pairs: What is one way to recognize the text structure of a piece of writing?
6. Drawings
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Brain break: Draw a bubble gum monster blowing a big bubble.
7. Poll
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What type of text structure presents a problem and then offers a solution?
- Problem-Solution
- Cause-Effect
- Compare-Contrast
- Chronological
8. Poll
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What type of text structure shows how things are alike or different?
- Compare-Contrast
- Problem-Solution
- Cause-Effect
- Sequential
9. Poll
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What type of text structure explains how things work or how to do something?
- Sequence
- Description
- Cause and Effect
- Comparison
10. Poll
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What type of text structure explains the similarities and differences between two or more things?
- Comparison/contrast
- Chronology
- Cause/effect
- Enumeration
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