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The passage provides six examples of text structures used in academic writing: 1. The first passage about the Age of Dinosaurs uses a chronological structure to discuss the three periods of the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous eras in order from 250 to 65 million years ago. 2. The second passage about vicious predators like the T-Rex and Velociraptor compares and contrasts the features of these two dinosaurs. 3. The third passage provides a step-by-step process for making a dinosaur sculpture using clay and pipe cleaners. 4. The fourth passage discusses the leading theory that a meteor caused the extinction of dinosaurs using a cause and effect structure.

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Text Structure Worksheet 1

The passage provides six examples of text structures used in academic writing: 1. The first passage about the Age of Dinosaurs uses a chronological structure to discuss the three periods of the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous eras in order from 250 to 65 million years ago. 2. The second passage about vicious predators like the T-Rex and Velociraptor compares and contrasts the features of these two dinosaurs. 3. The third passage provides a step-by-step process for making a dinosaur sculpture using clay and pipe cleaners. 4. The fourth passage discusses the leading theory that a meteor caused the extinction of dinosaurs using a cause and effect structure.

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UNIVERSIDAD DEL VALLE LECTURA DE TEXTOS ACADEMICOS EN INGLES III Dic 15/20

NAME: ______________________________________________________________
Patterns of Organization - Text Structure
Directions: Read the passages and on a sheet of paper, identify the text structure and put the information from each passage into an
appropriate graphic organizer. The following graphic organizers are examples. Feel free to make changes if necessary. Each is used at least
once.

Chronological Sequence Cause and Effect Problem and Solution Compare and Contrast

1. The Age of the Dinosaurs

Dinosaurs existed about 250 million years ago to 65 million years ago. This era is broken up into three periods known as the Triassic, Jurassic
and Cretaceous periods. The Triassic Period lasted for 35 million years from 250-205 million years ago. Planet Earth was a very different place
back then. All the continents were united to form one huge land mass known as Pangaea. The Jurassic Period was the second phase. The
continents began shifting apart. The time scale for this famous period is from 205 to 138 million years ago. The Cretaceous Period was the last
period of the dinosaurs. It spanned a time from 138 million to about 65 million years ago. In this period the continents fully separated. However,
Australia and Antarctica were still united.

2. Vicious Predators

The Cretaceous Period was filled with dangerous predators, but two of the most feared hunters were the tyrannosaurs rex and the velociraptor.
The tyrannosaurs rex was one of the largest carnivores to ever walk the Earth. He was 20 feet tall and weighed seven tons. His jaws could crush
down with 3,000 lbs. of force, enough to smash the bones of his prey. The velociraptor was very small compared to rex. Raptors only stood three
feet tall and were seven feet long, weighing merely 35 pounds. But the velociraptor was fast. Scientists think that raptors could run 24 miles per
hour and turn on a dime. Both dinosaurs used their jaws to kill prey, but the raptor had a secret weapon: a retractable toe claw that he pulled out
like a knife to slash at his prey. Both dinosaurs had eyes on the front of their heads, which helped them track prey. If these two dinosaurs had
fought, it would be difficult to say which would win; however since raptors died over ten million years before the first tyrannosaurs was born,
scientists don’t believe such a fight ever occurred.

3. Creating a Dinosaur Sculpture


Materials: pipe cleaners, clay, non-toxic paint
Wouldn’t you like a scary dinosaur model on your desk to protect your pencils and textbooks? You can easily make one by following these simple
directions. First, bend your pipe cleaner to make the frame of your dinosaur. I suggest you create a tyrannosaurus frame by using one long pipe
cleaner as his neck, spine, and tail, and then bend another into a u-shape to make his feet. Wrap the feet around the spine piece. Next, roll out clay
to wrap around the pipe cleaners. Let the clay dry overnight. The next day you may want to paint your dinosaur using non-toxic paint. His eyes
should be white, but feel free to color your dinosaur as you wish. Nobody really knows how dinosaurs were colored, so don’t let anyone tell you
that your dinosaur can’t be pink. Lastly, put him on your desk and watch as he or she scares away bullies and pencil thieves.

4. What Happened to the Dinosaurs?


There are many theories about why the dinosaurs vanished from the planet. One theory that many people believe is that a gigantic meteorite
smashed into the Earth. Scientists believe that the meteorite was very big and that the impact may have produced a large dust cloud that covered
the Earth for many years. The dust cloud may have caused plants to not receive sunlight and the large plant eaters, or herbivores, may have died
off, followed by the large meat eaters, or carnivores. This theory may or may not be true, but it is one explanation as to why these giant reptiles no
longer inhabit the Earth.

5. Fossil Mishap
It’s important to think critically about the information that you receive, or else you may be led astray. For example, the brontosaurus is a type of
dinosaur that never really existed. Many people still believe in the brontosaurus today, but the “brontosaurus” is actually the body of an
apatosaurus with the head of a camarasaurus. This concocted creature was made from two mismatched fossils. Had more people thought critically
about these findings, analyzing the components that were presented, entire generations of school children may not have been misinformed;
therefore, think critically about the information that people tell you, even if it’s information you find on a book or in a worksheet. Keep these
problems in mind when conducting your studies.

6. Dino the Dinosaur


One day Dino the Dinosaur decided to go for a walk to the watering hole. It was a sunny day and the sky was blue and clear. Dino was thinking
about his girlfriend Dina when he saw a pack of wild lizards and animals running through the plains in a frenzy. Dino tried to ask the critters why
they were running, but they just kept running. Dino scratched his dinosaur head and continued walking toward the watering hole. Soon after, Dino
heard a loud thumping noise like the slow beat of a drum. The earth shook and fruit fell from the trees, but Dino was so deep in thought over his girl
Dina that he didn’t even notice. The thumping grew louder and louder as Timmy the Tyrannosaurs Rex approached Dino. Dino kept thinking about
his girl Dina until the moment Timmy ate him.

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