Students analyze the elements of style for a work of art and compare it with the elements of style for a piece of writing. They read selections of the same story, and select the writing style that best fits the style of the painting,

Learners try to solve codes mathematically. The use of a code needs a key. Students try to decipher a code with a mathematical key. This requires focus and higher order thinking skills like analysis.

This slideshow focuses on text structures for informational texts including how the author's purpose helps determine the organizational pattern to use and how the reader can use clues to identify the text structure used. Five...

A thirty-part learning module on text structures including description, sequence, problem and solution, compare and contrast, and cause and effect. Lessons include links to pictures, story text, informational text, videos, charts,...

Slideshow explores text structure and delves into cause and effect, compare/contrast, description, problem/solution, and more.

Text structure definitions are provided on this page. Students will read the definitions of different text structures and then learn the corresponding definitions. Students can listen to the definitions and words read aloud. Students can...

A slide show with sixteen slides with explanations and examples of different text structures including: cause and effect, compare and contrast, problem and solution, sequential, and description.

This interactive game of "Match" assesses students' knowledge of text structure definitions. Students will match the correct definition of a text structure to its corresponding definition.