Text Structure PowerPoint.ppt
- 1. What is Text Structure? How information in a passage is organized We will study six common patterns: • Chronological • Cause and Effect • Compare and Contrast • Problem and Solution • Sequence / Process • Spatial / Descriptive
- 2. Chronological Information is organized in order of time. Chrono = time Logic = order Example Jack and Jill ran up the hill to fetch a pail of water. Jack fell down and broke his crown. Jill came tumbling after. ALL stories are told chronologically.
- 3. Cause and Effect An action and its results are explained. Students did not learn the material. They performed poorly on the test. Cause Effect •Don’t confuse with chronological. •Won’t have a beginning, middle, and end. •Time won’t progress much.
- 4. Compare and Contrast Tells how two things are similar and different. Apples & Oranges Alike Different 1. Both are fruits. 2. Both have skin. 1. People don’t eat orange skins. 2. Oranges have more juice.
- 5. Require a license to buy spray paint. Problem and Solution A problem and answer are suggested. Problem Solution Property is being spray painted. •Don’t confuse with cause and effect. •It is presented as a PROBLEM.
- 6. 4. Flip omelet. 3. Cook on one side. 2. Add cheese. Sequence / Process Writing Information is listed step-by-step. Explains how to do it or how it happens. 1. Crack a few eggs. Don’t confuse with chronological! Does not occur at a specific time.
- 7. A television across from the bed. Two windows on the west Wall Spatial / Descriptive Writing Racial is to race as spatial is to space. Describes something in order of space. Describes how something looks. TIME DOESN’T PASS in these passages. My bedroom
- 8. Tips to Identify 1. Ask, “what is the author doing in this paragraph?” Put it in your own words. 2. Have a hunch? Use the graphic organizer to see if the info fits. 3. Look for signal words.