Informational Text Structures New TEKS

What are the three main info text structures?

• poem, lyric, song

• narrative, essay, argument

• definition, classification, advantage/disadvantage

• straw, sticks and bricks

Which organizational pattern is this?

• advantage/disadvantage

• argument

• classification

• professionals/con artists

Why would you use Definition organizational pattern?

• Do persuade someone to do something

• To inform someone about a topic

• To entertain an audience with laughter

• To make the prettiest party dress ever!

Where might you see the advantage/disadvantage organizational pattern?

• in a commercial about switching car insurance

• in a poem about flowers

• in an essay defining photosynthesis

• in your mom's fridge

The organization of this paragraph is intended to?

• Teach the reader about the difference between salt and cream.

• Compare the difficulty of creating ice cream to its worth.

• Explain how to create ice cream.

• To describe the necessity of proper equipment in the creation of ice cream.

I'm eager to learn about the four changes the FDA has made to nutrition labels! What organizational pattern did they use to explain them?

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

• Sequence

• Enumeration

Answer explanation

The FDA's changes to nutrition labels are best explained using enumeration, as they list specific changes in a clear, organized manner. This pattern allows for easy identification of each distinct change.

________ is how the author organizes the text.

• Author's purpose

• Text feature

• Main idea

• Text structure

How would you define "text structure?"

• Text structure is anything extra that has been added to a text that will help the reader better comprehend the text.

• Text structure is what a text is mainly about.

• Text structure is the way a text is organized.

I'm so excited to learn about the four changes the FDA has made to nutritional labels! What organizational pattern have they used to tell me about them?

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

• Sequence

• Enumeration

Why do we study non-fiction text structure?

• We try to understand the lesson the author has learned.

• To learn how to gain information from reading factual information.

• All stories have different characters and settings.

• Because teachers like to bore us.