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12 Understanding Text Structures

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Start-Up Activity

Text structures help students form and develop their ideas in writing. The structures covered in this chapter include time order, cause and effect, order of importance, compare and contrast, and giving examples.

Display these topics:

  • Making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich (time order)
  • No kickball for the next two weeks (cause and effect)
  • More computers are needed (order of importance)
  • Kickball is a lot like softball (compare and contrast)
  • Whole milk is only one form of white milk (examples)

Ask students how they would write about these topics. That is, what would they say first, second, and so on? Then read and discuss page 61. During your discussion of time order, have students determine if they would employ this text structure to explain any of the above topics. Also point out the value of using certain transitions with time order. Finally, consider having students explain something using time order.

Think About It

“Take care of the sense and the sounds will take care of themselves.”

—Lewis Carroll

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Cause and Effect / Order of Importance

This page covers two text structures: cause and effect and order of importance. During your discussion of cause and effect, have students determine if they would employ this text structure for any of the topics listed for page 61. Note that they can use a cause-effect chart to gather details for this type of text structure. Also point out the value of using certain transitions with cause and effect. Consider having students explain something using this text structure. Discuss order of importance in the same way.

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Compare and Contrast / Using Examples

This page covers these text structures: compare and contrast and using examples. During your discussion of compare and contrast, have students determine if they would employ this structure for any of the topics listed for page 61. Also point out the value of using certain transitions with compare and contrast. Consider having students explain something using this text structure. (A Venn diagram can help them gather details.) Discuss using examples in a similar way.

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