ELA The Time Is Now What are the questions looking for To see if you can Find an order sequence Compare and Contrast Describe Find the problem and a solution Find a cause and an effect ID: 645402
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Recognizing text structure and questions
ELA- “The Time Is Now”Slide2
What are the questions looking for?
To see if you canFind an order (sequence)Compare and ContrastDescribeFind the problem and a solutionFind a cause and an effectSlide3
Sequential Order
Texts that follow this structure tell the order in which steps in a process or series of events occur.
Questions to Consider
What happened?
What is the sequence of events?
What are the
substages
? Graphic OrganizersFlow MapMulti-flow MapTimelineSlide4
Sequential Order Signal Words
after
afterward
as soon as
before
during
finally
firstfollowingimmediatelyinitallylatermeanwhilenextnot long afternowon (date)precedingsecondsoonthenthirdtoday
until
when
As you’re reading, you may see many of these words. Some questions may include these words and ask you to consider:
Ex: What happened first? Next, and/or last?Slide5
Compare and Contrast
Texts that follow this structure tell about the differences and similarities of two or more objects, places, events or ideas by grouping their traits for comparison.
Questions to Consider
What are the similar and different qualities of these things?
What qualities of each thing correspond to one another? In what way?
Graphic Organizers
Double Bubble Map
Venn DiagramSlide6
Compare and Contrast Signal Words
although
as well as
as opposed to
both
but
compared with
different fromeither...oreven thoughhoweverinstead ofin commonon the other handotherwisesimilar tosimilarlystillyet
As you’re reading, you may see many of these words. Some questions may include these words and ask you to consider:
Ex: Look at the two types of squirrels? What do they have in common?Slide7
Description
This structure resembles an outline. Each section opens with its main idea, then elaborates on it, sometimes dividing the elaboration into subsections.
Questions to Consider
What are you describing?
What are its qualities?
Graphic Organizers
Bubble MapSlide8
Description Signal Words
above
across
along
appears to be
as in
behind
belowbesidebetweendownin back ofin front oflooks likenearon top ofontooutsideoversuch asto the right/leftunder
As you’re reading, you may see many of these words. Some questions may include these words and ask you to consider:
Ex: How would you describe Leah’s actions towards her mother?Slide9
Problem-Solution
The writer presents a problem then expounds upon possible solutions for that problem.
Questions to Consider
What is the problem?
What are the possible solutions?
Which solution is best?
How will you implement this solution?
Graphic OrganizersCircle MapFlow Map
Multi-flow Map
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Problem-Solution Signal Words
the question is
one answer is
one reason for
recommendations include
because
cause
sincethereforeconsequentlyas a result of
this let to
co
so
that neverthelessaccordingly
if .
. . then
thus
As you’re reading, you may see many of these words. Some questions may include these words and ask you to consider:
Ex: What is the major conflict in the story?Slide11
Cause and Effect
In texts that follow this structure, the reader is told the result of an event or occurrence and the reasons it happened.
Questions to Consider
What are the causes and effects of this event?
What might happen next?
Graphic Organizers
Multi-flow MapSlide12
Cause and Effect Signal Words
accordingly
as a result of
because
begins with
consequently
effects of
finallyfirstfor this reasonhow tohowif...thenin order tois caused byleads/led tomay be due tonextso thatsteps involvedthereforethuswhen...then
As you’re reading, you may see many of these words. Some questions may include these words and ask you to consider:
Ex: What happened as a result of the torrential rainfall?Slide13
Examples of Text Structure
Description
Example: "The crocodile is the master of deception in the water. It stalks its prey and then swiftly closes in for the kill.“
Problem/Solution
Example: "One problem to resolve in crocodile watching is transportation. How can an observer get close enough to watch without scaring it away or being attacked?“
Sequential Order
Example: "Archaeologists have helped us to understand that the evolution of the crocodile began with ...”Slide14
More Examples
Comparison/Contrast
Example: "The power of the crocodile is like that of a monstrous machine. With one lunge it can destroy its prey and protect the kill from other predators.“
Cause/Effect
Example: "We observed the crocodile as it stalked a raccoon moving through the moonlight toward the edge of the water. As a result of a noise we made, the raccoon bolted...“
Directions
Example: "When observing a crocodile, first you must...”Slide15
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