Warm-Up Warm-Up February 10, 2011February 10, 2011

Describe what an Describe what an investigator at a crime investigator at a crime

scene does.scene does.

The Case of the The Case of the Missing Text StructureMissing Text Structure

A A

T.S.I. T.S.I.

MysteryMystery

What Are Text Structures?What Are Text Structures?

Organizational patterns in writingOrganizational patterns in writing-DescriptionDescription

-Sequence/Chronological Order-Sequence/Chronological Order

-Problem and Solution-Problem and Solution

-Cause and Effect-Cause and Effect

-Comparison and Contrast-Comparison and Contrast

Why is it Important For Readers to Recognize and

Understand Text Structures?

Ok, First Task Get ready to analyze the image on the next slide…

You will be given You will be given one minute to study one minute to study the picture on the the picture on the next slide. next slide. Then you will have Then you will have one minute to one minute to reproduce it.reproduce it.

Ok, Pencils Down…

Ready, Go!Ready, Go!

Ready, Draw!Ready, Draw!

How Did How Did You do?You do?

Ok, Let’s Try Ok, Let’s Try Another OneAnother One

You will be given one minute to study the You will be given one minute to study the picture on the next slide. picture on the next slide.

Then you will have one minute to reproduce Then you will have one minute to reproduce it.it.

Ok, Pencils Down…

Ready, Go!Ready, Go!

Ready, Draw!Ready, Draw!

How Did How Did You Do?You Do?

Why was the Why was the second picture second picture easier to draw?easier to draw?

What Does All This Have to What Does All This Have to do With Reading?do With Reading?

Or Text Structures?Or Text Structures?

Let’s try something else --this time using numbers!

• You will be given You will be given one minute to one minute to memorize the memorize the numbernumber on the next on the next slide. slide.

• Then you will have Then you will have one minute to re-one minute to re-write it correctly.write it correctly.

Ok, Pencils Down…

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Ready, Memorize!Ready, Memorize!

Ready, Write!Ready, Write!

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How Did You Do?How Did You Do?

Let’s Let’s try againtry again but think . . . but think . . .

• American Revolution / American Revolution / Declaration of IndependenceDeclaration of Independence

•Minutes/Hours/DaysMinutes/Hours/Days

•EmergencyEmergency

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Now Try Again…Now Try Again…

How did you do THIS How did you do THIS time?time?

17761776 60-24-36560-24-365

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What Does All This Have to What Does All This Have to do With Reading?do With Reading?

Or Text Structures?Or Text Structures?

The better a The better a reader reader

understands understands text structures,text structures, the higher the the higher the

reader’s reader’s comprehension comprehension

will be.will be.

Understanding text structures Understanding text structures is the is the KEYKEY to unlocking to unlocking

expository text!!expository text!!

Expository Text has Expository Text has

NO PLOT LINENO PLOT LINE

to Support Comprehensionto Support Comprehension

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ExpositionExposition

Risin

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““Many students experience Many students experience problems comprehending problems comprehending

expository text….One reason is expository text….One reason is that they can’t see the basic that they can’t see the basic structure of the text. Some structure of the text. Some

students get lost in the words and students get lost in the words and can’t see the big picture.”can’t see the big picture.”

Warm-Up Warm-Up February 11, 2011February 11, 2011

Use one of your leftover notecards to Use one of your leftover notecards to write a short note (approximately one write a short note (approximately one paragraph) to a classmate explaining paragraph) to a classmate explaining Text Structure. Choose one of the five Text Structure. Choose one of the five structures we talked about yesterday structures we talked about yesterday and and

1 – explain what it is1 – explain what it is

2 – identify which class they are most 2 – identify which class they are most likely to find that structurelikely to find that structure

Text Structure FoldableText Structure Foldable

Label outside tabs:Label outside tabs:•Description•Sequence•Compare & Contrast•Cause & Effect•Problem & Solution

Description

Sequence

Compare-Contrast

Cause- Effect

Problem-Solution

Text Structure FoldableText Structure Foldable

Description

Sequence

Compare-Contrast

Cause- Effect

Problem-Solution

Text Structure FoldableText Structure Foldable

As we look at each text structure, you can write notes inside your foldable as we go.

Inside tabs: Left Side- Visuals only Right Side-Text Only

DescriptiDescriptiononSequence

Compare-Contrast

Cause- Effect

Problem-Solution

Text Structure FoldableText Structure Foldable

As we look at each text structure, you can write notes inside your foldable as we go.

Inside tabs: Left Side- Visuals only Right Side-Text Only

DescriptionDescription

The music was blasting so loud, The music was blasting so loud, Marco thought his ears would Marco thought his ears would burst. The stage was filled with burst. The stage was filled with bright blue laser beams and a bright blue laser beams and a shower of yellow and green paper shower of yellow and green paper streamers. All around him, the streamers. All around him, the crowd was singing and dancing crowd was singing and dancing wildly.wildly.

Description

SequenceSequence

Compare-Contrast

Cause- Effect

Problem-Solution

Text Structure FoldableText Structure Foldable

As we look at each text structure, you can write notes inside your foldable as we go.

Inside tabs: Left Side- Visuals only Right Side-Text Only

SequenceSequence

Derek finished his math homework, Derek finished his math homework, then worked on his science then worked on his science project, and saved his reading project, and saved his reading assignment for last. When he was assignment for last. When he was finished reading, he closed the finished reading, he closed the book, turned off the lamp on his book, turned off the lamp on his desk, and went to bed.desk, and went to bed.

Description

Sequence

Compare-Compare-ContrastContrast

Cause- Effect

Problem-Solution

Text Structure FoldableText Structure Foldable

As we look at each text structure, you can write notes inside your foldable as we go.

Inside tabs: Left Side- Visuals only Right Side-Text Only

Compare-ContrastCompare-Contrast

Although both cities have Although both cities have experienced great tragedies, experienced great tragedies, Greensburg is very different from Greensburg is very different from New York City. There are no tall New York City. There are no tall skyscrapers in Greensburg. All you skyscrapers in Greensburg. All you can see are fields and sky. Instead can see are fields and sky. Instead of taxicab horns and fire truck of taxicab horns and fire truck sirens, it is so quiet at night that sirens, it is so quiet at night that you can hear the crickets chirping.you can hear the crickets chirping.

Description

Sequence

Compare-Contrast

Cause- Cause- EffectEffect

Problem-Solution

Text Structure FoldableText Structure Foldable

As we look at each text structure, you can write notes inside your foldable as we go.

Inside tabs: Left Side- Visuals only Right Side-Text Only

Cause-EffectCause-Effect

Every spring, shortly after the tulips Every spring, shortly after the tulips bloom, farmers in Holland go through bloom, farmers in Holland go through the tulip fields and cut the blooms off the tulip fields and cut the blooms off the tulips. This seems strange, the tulips. This seems strange, because it leaves a field full of green because it leaves a field full of green stems. However, it makes the colorful stems. However, it makes the colorful tulip blooms grow back even bigger tulip blooms grow back even bigger and stronger later that spring.and stronger later that spring.

Description

Sequence

Compare-Contrast

Cause- Effect

Problem-Problem-SolutionSolution

Text Structure FoldableText Structure Foldable

As we look at each text structure, you can write notes inside your foldable as we go.

Inside tabs: Left Side- Visuals only Right Side-Text Only

Problem-SolutionProblem-Solution

For many years, Mrs. Jacobs wanted to grow a For many years, Mrs. Jacobs wanted to grow a vegetable garden, but she did not have vegetable garden, but she did not have enough room for a garden. Her house sat on a enough room for a garden. Her house sat on a small piece of land, just barely big enough for small piece of land, just barely big enough for the house and porch. She collected empty the house and porch. She collected empty plastic jugs, such as from milk and large plastic jugs, such as from milk and large containers of snack food. She put small holes containers of snack food. She put small holes in the bottom, filled them with dirt, and planted in the bottom, filled them with dirt, and planted seeds. After weeks of watering, the plants seeds. After weeks of watering, the plants started to grow. Now she has tomatoes, started to grow. Now she has tomatoes, peppers, lettuce, and broccoli growing on her peppers, lettuce, and broccoli growing on her porch.porch.

Exit Ticket : 3-2-1Exit Ticket : 3-2-1

• Name 3 of the 5 text structures used in Name 3 of the 5 text structures used in expository texts.expository texts.

• Which 2 classes might you find the Which 2 classes might you find the following text structures- following text structures- problem/solution and chronological problem/solution and chronological order?order?

• ““It’s snowing, therefore we will go It’s snowing, therefore we will go home” is an example of which text home” is an example of which text structure?structure?