To begin the lesson, I would share the unfinished anchor chart with students and follow these steps:
- Hold up one of the images, and ask students to tell me which row it belonged in.
- Glue the first image in place.
- Ask students to help me think of a guiding question for that text structure that I could write in the middle column.
- Instruct students to turn to a partner and list some of the signal words we have learned for that text structure.
- Tell students that I'm going to jot down a few of the words I heard mentioned during the partner conversations that just took place, and do so beside the image (as shown).
- Repeat the previous five steps with the other four text structures.
The next component of this lesson includes these five clipboards. As you can see, each clipboard is labeled with the name of a text structure and its matching graphic. I also assigned a number to each clipboard.
I would tell students to listen carefully as I read aloud a passage. (I would also use a document camera to display the passages so my students could follow along.) After reading the nonfiction passage, students need to identify the text structure used by the author. To make sure everyone remains engaged, I would instruct students to display each answer by holding up fingers… one finger for description, two fingers for sequence, three fingers for compare and contrast, etc. After asking a few students to justify their answer (hopefully by using some of the language from our anchor chart), I would invite a student to clip the passage onto the correct clipboard.
Finally, I would have my students add the following clipboard images to their reading notebooks. Students can refer to the anchor chart as they write the guided question under each clipboard.
(Notice that only the top of each clipboard is glued in place, allowing it to be flipped up and written beneath.)
If you are looking for additional resources for teaching text structures to your upper elementary students, feel free to check out the following resources.
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Oh, I love this... thank you! So many great resources, I especially love the anchor chart! -Kristen
ReplyDeleteThis looks great! Is there a link to the free passages?
ReplyDeleteYes! Here's the link: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Nonfiction-Text-Structures-Three-FREE-Activities-2837773
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Awesome!Thanks!
DeleteThank you so much for this WEALTH of ideas and resources for text structure!
ReplyDeleteThanks bunches for the excellent resources!
ReplyDeleteThe print out cuts off on the left. How do I fix that? Thanks!
ReplyDeleteSelect "print as image" in your printer settings. :)
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