In Language Arts, we have been looking at Expository text structures. Basically, how are these types of texts organized and WHY??? We discovered that there are 5 basic ways that an author can organize these texts:
- problem/solution
- cause/effect
- sequence
- comparison
- description
As we looked at examples of these types of structures, we s[ent time discussing WHY an author would choose to write this way? What is the purpose for writing in "cause/effect" structure? Students did a wonderful job with these questions. We found that authors write in certain ways because they want their reader to understand information in a CERTAIN WAY.
The 8th grade Language Arts teachers strongly encourage that parents read these types of texts with their students. Look through a newspaper or magazine and read an article together. How is it organized? How do you know? WHY?
Happy Reading!!
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