«I used the mind map to illustrate the different
types of text structures students encounter while reading.»
Not exact matches
Despite having spell check, a dictionary and legible
text, the
type - driven
structure of a word processing program created a new layer
of issues rather than supports.
The lesson follows a clear and logical learning journey, with students learning to: - Understand the key terms «compare» and «contrast», and the importance
of these skills in English; - Categorise the different features that they can compare, under the headings «Purpose», «Audience», «Language» and «
Structure;» - Read (and identify the key features within) two morally and ethically intriguing
texts, offering diverse views
of young people in the media; - Compare the two
texts, using a clear and concise template, and newly - acquired knowledge
of different
types of connectives; - Peer - assess each other's comparative essay attempts.
Contains - Alphabet (topic word for each letter)- Comic Summary (read a story and summarise it in comic form)- Hand (research a volcano in history and pull out main facts)- Imagination (descriptive writing prompt)- One Sentence Only (summarise each paragraph in a chosen
text)- Positive and Negative effects (foldable sorting effects
of volcanoes)- Storyteller (narrative writing prompt)-
Structure of a volcano (information sheet for students to create a volcano diagram)-
Types of volcano (foldable that involves matching names, description and picture)- Volcanic Eruptions Comprehension (information passage with questions)- Volcano cloze (information
text with missing words about volcanoes)- Volcano explorer (gathering information from interactive voclano website)- Volcano Vocabulary (foldable involving matching topic words to definitions)- Witness vs. Scientist (foldable involving sorting statements)
Here are 32 short passage cards to help students identify different
types of informational
text structures.
[20] Providing pupils with models
of simple
structures for different
types of text can support this.
For example, in order to craft and understand some
types of stories, students need to be able to cite textual evidence (key ideas and details), determine the meaning
of words (craft and
structure), integrate information (integration
of knowledge
of ideas), and read and comprehend literary nonfiction (range
of reading and level
of text complexity).
For example, when one engages in an activity
of a certain KS in a certain context (like categorizing different
types of trees) particular linguistic features associated with that KS are used: vocabulary in relation to
types of trees (deciduous, coniferous), syntactic
structures signaling taxonomic or part - whole relations (Y is a
type of...), and discourse devices that connect sentences together to make the whole
text — oral or written — coherent in expressing the content meaning
of how trees are categorized.
Additional Resources: Participants may wish to view the Common
Text Structures handout available from the «Reading Like a Writer:
Text Types» section
of the Write for Texas resource Using Reading and Writing to Support Learning.
The operating strategy imparts a new
type of «joy
of use» — the menu
structure is based on that
of a smart phone, which includes a free
text search function.
By sixth grade, the standards become more detailed and specific, including understanding figurative and connotative meanings
of words; analyzing the impact
of a specific word choice on meaning and tone; considering how a particular stanza fits into the overall
structure of a
text and contributes to the development
of the theme; and contrasting the reading and multimedia experience
of a
text and various forms or
types of poetry in terms
of their approaches to similar themes and topics.
These
text features, which are emphasized in the CCSS «Craft and
Structure» standards, support readers and add layers to learning by helping to shift focus on different
types of information presented in a variety
of ways; breaking up
text on a page and providing visually appealing components — thereby creating a more accessible format that can help entice English - language learners and struggling readers.
I set out to
structure the many different
types of texts so that the complexity and totality
of the life
of an artist and a particular man would be as transparent as I could make it.