Text Structures in Nonfiction

Grade 945 min

aligned to Elagse9-10ri3: Analyze How The Author Unfolds An Analysis Or Series Of Ideas Or Events, Including The Order In Which The Points Are Made, How They Are Introduced And Developed, And The Connectionsthat Are Drawn Between Them.

Learning Objective

I can analyze the connections between ideas in a nonfiction text by recognizing its structure and how it influences the author's message.

Lesson Flow

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5 min

Teaching Text Structures for Non-Fiction Reading

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Practice

14 min

7 questions β€’ Short answer

Exit Ticket

5 min

β€œAnalyze a nonfiction article you have read recently. Identify its text structure and explain how this structure helps convey the author's main message. Provide specific examples from the text to support your analysis. Choose a nonfiction text you are familiar with and describe its text structure. Discuss how the organization of ideas within this structure enhances the reader's understanding of the topic. Use details from the text to illustrate your points.”

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