Text Structures
Study Guide
Signal Words
Take this Pretest on QUIA to See What You Already Know About TEXT STRUCTURE.
Interactive Text Structure Practice Activities
Interactive Text Structure Practice Activities
Interactive Text Structure Practice Activities
Text Structure Flash Cards - Just print, cut, and fold
FLING THE TEACHER - Informational Text Features #1
FLING THE TEACHER - Informational Text Features #2
For More Practice:
http://home.roadrunner.com/~EXCELLENCE1/Text%20Structure%20Text%20Features.htm
TEXT STRUCTURE/FEATURES
Practice Activities
Critical Thinking and Reading
Identifying Main Idea
Sequencing
Identifying Cause and Effect
Drawing Inferences and Conclusions
Making Valid Generalizations
Distinguishing Fact and Opinion
Comparing and Contrasting
Recognizing Bias
Identifying Frame of Reference and Point of View
Decision Making
Problem Solving
Synthesizing Information
Supporting a Position
http://www.phschool.com/curriculum_support/ss_skills_tutor/content/pop.html
Informational Text
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/grade_level_help/informational_text_language_arts_fifth_5th_grade.htm
Persuasive Text
http://www.tv411.org/lessons/cfm/reading.cfm?str=reading&num=4&act=3&que=1
Propaganda Techniques: http://propaganda.mrdonn.org/techniques.html
Argue, Persuade, Advise:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks3bitesize/english/writing/argue_persuade_advise/revise1.shtml
Persuasive PowerPoints:
http://writing.pppst.com/persuasive.html
Informational Text:
Dinosaurs
http://dsc.discovery.com/dinosaurs/
http://www.kidsdinos.com/
Inventors
http://www.kidinfo.com/american_history/inventors_inventions.html
Sharks
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/animals/creaturefeature/great-white-shark/
http://www.kidzone.ws/sharks/
Polar Bears and Global Warming
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/07/polar-bears/mcgrath-text
Global Warming: Melting Kingdom of the Polar Bear
http://www.pitara.com/discover/earth/online.asp?story=140&page=2
How to Save Polar Bears
http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2010/12/how-to-save-polar-bears.html
World Wildlife Organization: Learn About Saving the Polar Bear
http://worldwildlife.org/species/polar-bear