Text Structures in Nonfiction
Grade 9•45 minutes•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.
Practice Questions
This lesson includes 7 practice questions to reinforce learning.
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1. What is a text structure, and why is it important for understanding nonfiction texts?
2. Describe the characteristics of a description text structure. Provide an example of a topic that could be organized using this structure.
3. Explain how recognizing the argument text structure can help a reader identify the main claim and supporting evidence in a nonfiction article.
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