Learning Objectives
Students will be able to:
Explain the cause-and-effect text structure.
Explain how text structure contributes to the author’s purpose.
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I can:
Recognize a variety of text structures.
Explain how text structure contributes to author’s purpose.
(create your own)
Today, we will be revisting "Weird and Wonderous Rocks". We will be concentrating on Text Structure of Cause and Effect.
The author has a purpose for using each structure and can use many structures in one text.
The author has a purpose for using each structure and can use many structures in one text.
To show how two or more things are alike and different, an author uses a comparison/contrast structure.
To explain what happened and why it happened, an author uses a cause-effect text structure. Cause and-effect structure is usually found in science texts.
In a biography, an author likely uses a chronology text structure to tell the events of a person’s life in order. An author also uses a sequence text structure to list in order the steps that tell how to do something. Both chronology and sequence deal with an order of events, so they may use the same transition words.
Author may use a problem/solution structure to show how to solve a problem.
Description text structure is used by an author to describe information in great detail, often with sensory words and phrases.
It's our job as reader's to analyze what structure is being used and to analyze why the author used this structure!
ANNOTATE
ANNOTATE
Take notes in the Margin!
Take notes in the Margin!
As we read if you see the cause and effect structure. Put a C/E near the paragraph.
identify any other text structure you may see.
P/S (problem solution)
C/C (compare and contrast)
S ( sequence )
Class Discussion:
Class Discussion:
- What did you find?
- Why do you think the author used this text structure?
Sample: page 36-37
What is the cause of the ringing rocks?
Why did the author use cause and effect structure?
Practice the Skill
Time for Independent/Group Work/Stations
Optional Activities
complete the graphic organizer
with a partner compare answers
look through your annotations with your partner and disuss
How many of these cause and effects did you identify?
Did you find other places/paragraphs that had the text structure of cause and effect?
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