Mc Graw Hill: Part 2 Reading: Informational Text: Cause and Effect Text Structure

Examine the events of Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary with a straightforward instructional activity. The page focuses on the events of the story, and in particular on cause and effect. For ten events in the story, either the...

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 article will help you evaluate informational text to determine whether an author's argument is supported by evidence or not. Click on Model to see a model with explanations and then click on Practice.

Compare the text structures in two nonfiction passages in this tutorial.

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

Learn about quoting accurately and making inferences on this site. A link provides a model with text and supported inferences.

Introduce beginning readers to cause and effect in a story by exploring it together. Learners make predictions about a book based on its cover, title, and a brief flip through the pages. They listen to an explanation of cause and...

Reasons and evidence are given by the author to support topics or ideas. In this resource, learn about finding reasons and evidence in a text. Includes downloadable worksheet.

Learn how to summarize a section of a text with this site.