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Text Organization

Text Organization. Skimming. Browsing quickly through a textual selection. Looking for the main idea of a selection. Main Idea tells the topic of the paragraph. Elements of text organization. Title The heading or the name of the selection Subtitles Smaller headings

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Text Organization

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  1. Text Organization

  2. Skimming • Browsing quickly through a textual selection. • Looking for the main idea of a selection. • Main Idea • tells the topic of the paragraph.

  3. Elements of text organization • Title • The heading or • the name of the selection • Subtitles • Smaller headings • found beneath the title or within the selection • Assists the reader with identifying the purpose (main idea) of the paragraph

  4. Title Subtitle

  5. Elements of text organization • Visual representations • Any illustration located within the text. • Whenever you hear the words… • Photographs • Images • Drawings • Imagery • Snapshots • Visualization • Paintings • Graphic Aids, or the most simple way to think of it is • Pictures • Captions • Small explanations of illustrations • located above or beneath visual representations • Usually uses smaller text and is in bold type

  6. Caption Visual Representation

  7. Elements of text organization • Side Bar • To the right or left of an article • Couple of lines that explain what’s happening in the text. • Italics • Cursive looking print • Bold Print • Any text that is darker than the rest of the text • Footnotes • Notes that are sometimes located at the bottom of a page.

  8. Bold Print Side Bar Italics Footnotes

  9. Elements of text organization • 5 W’s & How • Who? • What • When • Where • Why & • How • Summarize what you’ve learned in 30 words or less…

  10. Guided Practice • Group A ~ Reading Workshop • Write down the instructions for the Reading Workshop • Review selections provided for reading groups • Come to a consensus as to which text you will be reading for the first half of Quarter 1 • Initiate your reading of your selected text. • Group B ~ Writing Workshop • Write down the instructions for the Writing Workshop • Review the writing requirements for Quarter 1 • Select a genre • Initiate the writing process. • Group C ~ Research Process • Write down the Research Process • Start with Step #1 and continue through process until center changes. • Group D ~ Guided Practice/Teacher Conferences • Finish the assignment provided for the entire class. • Write down process for conducting a Student/Teacher Conference • Prepare for Individual Conferences

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