Text Structure

Description

This web page defines and describes text structure, or how the information within a written text is organized. It explains the benefits of teaching students to identify and analyze text structures within text and describes an instructional sequence in which students read examples of different text structures and then write paragraphs that follow a specific text structure. The site includes definitions and examples of five common text structures, and graphic organizers that can be used with each type of text. Links to additional resources and research citations are included.

Creator: WETA
Publisher: WETA
Last Updated: 7/7/2014

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3 Learning Standards

5. Analyze the structure an author uses to organize a text, including how the major sections contribute to the whole and to an understanding of the topic.

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5. Analyze the structure of the relationships among concepts in a text, including relationships among key terms (e.g., force, friction, reaction force, energy).

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5. Analyze how the text structures information or ideas into categories or hierarchies, demonstrating understanding of the information or ideas.

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