In this text structure reading test, students read passages and select the pattern of organization used; they sometimes have to explain their reasons using evidence from the text.

Slideshow examines the five most common text structures used by authors to organize nonfiction writing.

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 set of flashcards focuses on learning the definitions of types of text structure such as chronological order, cause and effect, compare and contrast, question and answer, sequencing, problem and solution, and descriptive...

A short explanation of informational text structures. Follow links for more information on: chronological text structure, comparison and contrast text structure, cause and effect text structure, and problem and solution text structure....

Answer five multiple choice questions defining different text structures including description, problem/solution, compare and contrast, cause and effect, and sequence.

Type the term matching the definitions of five different text structures including description, problem/solution, compare and contrast, cause and effect, and sequence.

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.

This learning module provides an explanation of the compare and contrast text structure. An explanation of the compare and contrast text structure is provided, and the compare and contrast text structure is demonstrated in a video...

A 10-page handout that explains clearly what text structure is and four different types, with accompanying examples. Different types are then presented along with two pieces of informational text and a modeled analysis, then two other...

This learning module provides an explanation of the text structure for sequence. An explanation of the text structure for a sequence is provided, and chronological order text structure is demonstrated in a video tutorial lesson [1:24]

Learn about the difference between a firsthand and secondhand accounts in a text on this site.

Learn how information in a text can be connected through compare and contrast, cause and effect, and sequence.

Learn about the different perspectives that can be used in an informational text.

This instructional activity allows students to compare and contrast print text structure with that of an online site. Students work together and use worksheets in comprehending the informational text. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.7 Conduct...

Learn how to identify the text structures of chronological/sequence, cause/effect, problem/solution, compare/contrast, description, and directions by using a list of guiding questions.

This lesson, based on the animated story "Rocky Rescue" from the PBS KIDS series MOLLY OF DENALI, helps children notice compare and contrast text structure while listening to and reading informational texts. In the video, Molly uses a...

A lesson plan in which young scholars read a narrative text and complete graphic organizers to compare and contrast two characters from the story. Materials are included.[PDF]

This learning module provides an explanation of the cause and effect text structure. An explanation of the cause and effect text structure is provided, and a video tutorial lesson [0:53] provides additional examples to supplement the...

Explains what an ode is, the different types (Pindaric, Horatian, and irregular), and gives some modern examples. Discusses the significance of odes in the history of literature and gives examples with explanations. Three multiple-choice...

In addition to defining and describing various patterns of text organization, this website provides outlines illustrating each pattern. RI.11-12.3 Text development

This site discusses the topic of patterns of organization of paragraphs. Links with video content and further explanations about the following patterns of organization topics are provided: sequence, spatial, cause and effect; order of...

You will learn how to use context (e.g., cause and effect or compare and contrast organizational text structures) to determine or clarify the meaning of unfamiliar or multiple-meaning words.

A lesson plan in which young scholars read a narrative text and complete a graphic organizer to compare two characters. Materials are included.