Post on 13-Feb-2016
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How do you organize what you learn in a nonfiction text?
In this lesson you will learn how to organize information by
using text structure clues.
Let’s ReviewLet’s Review
Text Structure: The style an author uses to organize their writing
Let’s ReviewA Common Mistake
Some students don’t pay attention to the text structure.
Let’s ReviewCore Lesson
Let’s ReviewCore Lesson
1900s• came to
America• sold in slices• deep dish
invented in Chicago
1700s• invented in
Italy• not many
toppings• fisherman
ate it
Today• many kinds • Americans
eat billions of slices a year
Let’s ReviewCore Lesson
Look for text structure clues.1
2 Make categories for the information you are learning.
In this lesson you have learned to organize information by using text structure clues.
Let’s ReviewGuided Practice
Read “The Great Chicago Fire.”Identify the text structure and use sticky notes to make categories for information.
Let’s ReviewExtension Activities
Find an example of nonfiction written in each of these text structures: • time order• narrative• compare and contrast• cause and effect.
Let’s ReviewQuick Quiz
Write down the clues you would look for in order to identify a time order text structure.