Narrative: to entertain (focus on a main character in a setting with a problem, adventure or interesting experience).
Informational: to give information (focus on a TOPIC)
Opinion: to share a personal opinion (focus on a point of view)
Response to Text: to demonstrate deep comprehension as illustrated by evidence from the text.
The following guiding questions will help you through the Diamond:
How big is the beginning of the story? (small)
What follows the beginning? (elaborative detail)
What is the largest part of the story? (main event)
Can you point to the ending?
As you begin analyzing narrative stories more closely, you’ll be able to
identify each of the sections of the Diamond.
Explain that the summarizing framework is the way in which we summarize stories and later use for planning for our writing.
What are the largest, broadest parts of the pillar? (Introduction and Conclusion)
Can you point to the main ideas/main reasons?
What supports the main ideas/main reasons? (details)
How are these graphic organizers helpful?
How do authors use these graphic organizers?
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