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TEXT STRUCTURES

TEXT STRUCTURES. - Determining how a material is organized. Organization of text understanding main topic & supporting points aid in writing effective paragraphs and essays. Group Activity ( 10 min ) 1. Read the excerpt given to your group and identify the following:

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TEXT STRUCTURES

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  1. TEXT STRUCTURES - Determining how a material is organized.

  2. Organization of text understanding main topic & supporting points aid in writing effective paragraphs and essays

  3. Group Activity (10 min) 1. Read the excerpt given to your group and identify the following: a. Author’s purpose b. Audience 2. Explain how the text was organized.

  4. On April 23, 1564, William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-on-Avon in England. He attended a local grammar school in town. At the age of 18 he married Ann Hathaway. Several years later he travelled to London. By the time he was 28 he had established his reputation by acting and writing plays. Other than these facts, little is known of Shakespear’s early life.

  5. 1. CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER • Often used in fiction, biography, and autobiography • May include flashbacks that describe previous events and/ or experiences

  6. 2. SPATIAL ORDER • Used for descriptive writing • May include left-to-right, top-to-bottom, front-to-back, or inner-to-outer descriptions

  7. 3. LOGICAL ORDER • Often used in persuasive speeches and essays • May use patterns of logic in a number of ways: a. Inductive reasoning- specific or particular facts lead to a general conclusion.

  8. b. Deductive reasoning- a general truth leads to the of specific or particular cases. a. Cause and effect- explanation by telling why or how something happened. Describes how two or more events are related or connected.

  9. 4. ANALYSIS/CLASSIFICATION • Used for explaining , defining, and directing • May use the following patterns: a. Definition- give the meaning of an entity.

  10. b. Static description- gives the reader a detailed observation. Crispness is achieved through sensory language. c. Process description- it gives the readers a clear description of how something is done.

  11. d. Comparison and contrast -it draws the reader’s attention to similarities and differences.

  12. Activity Read each paragraph carefully and determine the text structure.

  13. Assignment • What is a thesis statement? • What are the features of a thesis statement?

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