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Lesson-2-Text-Structure

EAPP-SHS GR12

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TEXT STRUCTURE

Q:When you read texts, how


do you extract and collect
information?
Q:Do you find it difficult to
look for important
information especially in long
texts?
Objective:
Use knowledge of
text structure to
glean the
information we need
Activity:
Match column A with
the correct answer on
column B.

The vast majority of texts
are written for one or more
of these three purposes:
To make an argument
To inform
To tell a story
What is text
structure?
Text structure refers to
how the information within a
written text is organized. This
strategy helps students
understand that a text might
present a main idea and
details; a cause and then its
effects; and/or different views
Text structures refer to the way
authors organize information in a
text. Recognizing the underlying
structure of texts can help
students focus attention on key
concepts and relationships,
anticipate what is to come, and
monitor their comprehension as
they read.
Here are the 5 Text
Structures:
 Description
 Sequence/Instruction/Process
 Cause/Effect
 Compare/Contrast
 Problem/Solution
1. Description
Texts that use this
structure simply describe
something. These texts
also present plenty of
details about what they're
describing.
A text using this structure might
also:
 Tell
you why something is being
described
 Tellyou why the described topic
is important
 Provideexamples of the
described topic(s)
Descriptive texts are
everywhere—in novels,
works of literary nonfiction,
news articles, science
textbooks—which makes
sense because the entire
point of description is to
2. Sequence/Instruction/Process
This text structure covers a few purposes:
 Sequential instructions (Step 1, Step 2,
Step 3; do this, then do that, and finally do
this)
 Chronological events (This happened, then
this happened, then this happened, etc.)
 Arguments that use evidence to support a
claim (presenting evidence from least to
most convincing)
3. Cause/Effect
Cause/Effect text structures explain
causes and effects. The use of this
structure can become complex when an
effect has multiple causes (or vice versa).
Students will encounter complex
examples of cause-effect when they read
historical texts. Many events in history
had more than one cause, all related in
ways that can be difficult to unpack.
 4. Compare/Contrast
 This text structure involves a comparison
involving multiple things, revealing how
they are similar and how they are different.
 Contrasting two or more things doesn't
necessarily mean identifying them as either
good or bad. Comparisons simply relay the
differences; therefore, one thing could have
both positive and negative traits.
5. Problem/Solution
This text structure
involves two parts:
 The author identifies a
problem
 The author details a solution
 Problem/Solutioncan be a
very complex text
structure, as it
necessitates the use of
other structures.
 Practice Paragraph
This morning was crazy. My alarm clock was
set for PM instead of AM, so I woke up really late.
I just threw on some clothes and ran out the
door. I rode my bike as fast as I could and
thought that I was going to be late for sure, but
when I got there everyone was outside and there
were fire trucks all lined up in front of school. I
guess somebody pulled the fire alarm before
class started. It worked out though, because
nobody really noticed or minded that I was tardy.
 Evaluation:

Read each passage and


identify the text structure
used.
Thank you and
have a nice day!

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