Intro to Text Structure
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Subject Area: English Language Arts (B.E.S.T.) | Grade Level: 8
Lesson Length: 15 minutes or less
Keywords/Tags: ELAGSE8RI5: Analyze in detail the structure of a specific paragraph in a text, including the role of particular sentences in developing and refining a key concept.
Lesson Description: Throughout this lesson, students will be introduced to 5 common text structures including description, sequence, cause and effect, compare and contrast, and problem and solution.

  • ELA.8.R.2.1 Analyze how individual text sections and/or features convey a purpose and/or meaning in texts.
  • ELA.8.V.1.1 Integrate academic vocabulary appropriate to grade level in speaking and writing.
  • ELA.8.V.1.2 Apply knowledge of Greek and Latin roots and affixes to determine meanings of words and phrases in grade-level content.
  • ELA.8.V.1.3 Apply knowledge of context clues, figurative language, word relationships, reference materials, and/or background knowledge to determine the connotative and denotative meaning of words and phrases, appropriate to grade level.
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Video : The Structures of Informational Texts
Instructions: Please watch the following video as many times as needed before starting to go through other lesson pages. Understanding the content of the video is very important since the lesson activities will be all about this video content.Please watch the following video as many times as needed before starting to go through other lesson pages. Understanding the content of the video is very important since the lesson activities will be all about this video content.")
Quiz : Video Quiz
Instructions: Please complete this quiz by choosing the correct answer for each question. You can take this quiz as many times needed.
Question #1
List the 5 types of text structure listed in the video. 
Question #2
Texts do not have structure. 
Question #3

What does the root word "chron" mean? 

Question #4
A story from history is an example of chronological structure. 
Question #5
In order to identify a text's structure you should look for signal words. For example, both and neither help identify the text structure as compare and contrast. 
Question #6

How was the description text structure described? 

Question #7
A problem and solution text structure will not always give the solution. 
Question #8

What type of text structure identifies how something is similar and different? 

Question #9

What type of text structure does a recipe fall under? 

Question #10
According to the video if you are struggling to identify a text's structure, you can just subtract the specifics to help make it easier. 
Video : Flocabulary-Text Structure
Instructions: Please watch the following video as many times as needed before starting to go through other lesson pages. Understanding the content of the video is very important since the lesson activities will be all about this video content.
Assignment : Text Structure Blooket HW

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Reading : 5 Types of Informational Texts
Instructions: Please read the following article as many times as needed (aloud and silent) before starting to go through the rest of the lesson pages. Understanding the content of this passage is very important since the following lesson activities will be all about this content. Feel free to print the article if needed.

https://www.prestwickhouse.com/blog/post/2019/05/5-types-of-informational-text-structures