C.023.SS1b 2007 The Florida Center for Reading Research 4-5 Student Center Activities: Comprehension C.006 Objective The student will identify text srtuctures. Comprehension Expository Text Structure Materials Expository text Choose text within students instructional-independent reading level range. Choose a book or a passage that demonstrates one of the expository text structures (e.g., cause and effect, problem and solution, and, compare and contrast,, and sequence). Note: Lists of expository books corresponding to various text structures can be found on the Internet. Student sheets (Activity Master C.006.SS1a C.006.SS1f) Choose the text structure graphic organizer that corresponds to the selected text. Expository text structure reference card (Activity Master C.006.AM1) Pencil Activity Students record information related to text structure using a graphic organizer. 1. Provide the student with a copy of the text, reference card, and a. 2. Students read or reviews the text. 3. Notes the organization of the text and any words that are used to signal or cue the reader to the type of text structure. Use reference card, if necessary. 4. Completes graphic organizer. 5. Teacher evaluation Text Structure Reflection Cause and Effect 4-5 Student Center Activities: Comprehension 2007 The Florida Center for Reading Research Compare and Contrast C.023.SS1a same Text Structure Reflection C.023.SS1c Description Text Structure Reflection C.023.SS1d Text Structure Reflection Problem and Solution Problem Attempted Results Solutions End Result Text Structure Reflection C.023.SS1e Question and Answer 4-5 Student Center Activities: Comprehension 2007 The Florida Center for Reading Research Sequence 1 3 5 2 4 6 C.023.SS1f Text Structure Reflection topic 4-5 Student Center Activities: Comprehension 2006 The Florida Center for Reading Research 2007 The Florida Center for Reading Research 4-5 Student Center Activities: Comprehension 2007 The Florida Center for Reading Research 4-5 Student Center Activities: Comprehension Extensions and Adaptations Discuss text with partner and complete a graphic organizer together. Add s. For example, What are the effects of the problem (Activity Master C.005.AM3) Choose two texts on same topic, but with different text structures and compare. Determine the text structure by ing s (Activity Master C.006.SS2). Use other graphic organizers (Activity Master C.006.SS3a C.006.SS3f). 6-8 Student Work Stations: Comprehension 2010 The Florida Center for Reading Research
Cause and Effect C.006.SS1a cause effect cause effect cause effect cause effect cause effect 2010 The Florida Center for Reading Research 6-8 Student Work Stations: Comprehension
C.006.SS1b Compare and Contrast same
Description C.006.SS1c topic
C.006.SS1d Problem and Solution Problem Attempted Solutions Results End Result
C.006.SS1e Question and Answer 2010 The Florida Center for Reading Research 6-8 Student Work Stations: Comprehension
C.006.SS1f Sequence 1 3 5 2 4 6
2007 The Florida Center for Reading Research 4-5 Student Center Activities: Comprehension C.023.SS1b Text Structure Reflection 4-5 Student Center Activities: Comprehension 2007 The Florida Center for Reading Research 2007 The Florida Center for Reading Research 4-5 Student Center Activities: Comprehension 4-5 Student Center Activities: Comprehension 2006 The Florida Center for Reading Research 2007 The Florida Center for Reading Research 4-5 Student Center Activities: Comprehension C.023.SS1f Text Structure Reflection 4-5 Student Center Activities: Comprehension 2007 The Florida Center for Reading Research C.006.AM1 Text Structure Explanation Signal Words Graphic Organizers C.023.SS1a Text Structure Reflection Cause and Effect accordingly because as a result consequently for this reason if.then may be due to nevertheless since so therefore this led to thus Ideas, events, or facts are presented as causes in conjunction with the resulting outcomes or effects Cause and Effect Compare and Contrast same although as opposed to as well as but compared with different from either or even though however in common likewise not only similar to yet Similarities and differences are presented between two or more topics or concepts Compare and Contrast Text Structure Reflection C.023.SS1c Description a number of appears to be as in characteristics for example for instance in addition in back of including is like looks like such as to illustrate Description Provides information about a topic topic C.023.SS1d Text Structure Reflection Problem and Solution Problem Problem and Solution Results Attempted Solutions a problem a solution accordingly because for this reason if then in order to leads/led to may be due to one reason for since so that steps involved this led to thus Problem is presented followed by one or more solutions End Result Text Structure Reflection C.023.SS1e Question and Answer how how many it could be that one may conclude the best estimate what when where who why Question is posed followed by s Question and Answer Sequence after afterward at last before during finally first following immediately initially later meanwhile next not long after now on (date) preceding second soon then third today until when while Sequence Events are described in numerical or chronological order 1 3 5 2 4 6 text structure reference card 2010 The Florida Center for Reading Research 6-8 Student Work Stations: Comprehension
C.006.SS2 What are some of the text features? What clues do these features give you about the structure of the text? table of contents index headings subheadings print variations (e.g., italics, bold, underline) pictures, illustrations, graphics, diagrams, captions charts and maps other Are there any signal words that give clues about the structure of the text? Yes No What are the signal words? What is the text about? Based on the information above and the text, which best describes the text structure? cause and effect compare and contrast problem and solution and sequence
Graphic Text Structure Cause and Effect C.006.SS3a cause or effect cause or effect cause or effect cause or effect cause or effect cause or effect Effect or Cause 2010 The Florida Center for Reading Research 6-8 Student Work Stations: Comprehension
C.006.SS3b Compare and Contrast Graphic Text Structure #1 #2 #3 detail or attribute detail or attribute detail or attribute
Description C.006.SS3c topic 2010 The Florida Center for Reading Research 6-8 Student Work Stations: Comprehension
C.006.SS3d Problem and Solution Problem Graphic Text Structure solution 1 solution 2 solution 3 solution 4 result result result result end result
Graphic Text Structure C.006.SS3e Question and Answer detail detail detail detail 2010 The Florida Center for Reading Research 6-8 Student Work Stations: Comprehension
C.006.SS3f Sequence Graphic Text Structure 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9