Text Organizational Patterns Worksheets

Related ELA Standard: RI.5.5

Core Standard
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When we are reading a book we will most likely come across several different methods in which the work is organized. The most common form of text structure is for the author to present things in chronological order. The author can take it step forward and present you with events and dialogue in order of importance. Another very common method is to post things in a problem and solution based system. These worksheets will help students tackle the organizational patterns that confront them.

Text Organization Worksheets To Print:

Holy Tomato! – How is each paragraph / passage organized?

Text Organization – Each of these entries are structured differently. See if you can identify what is going on here.

Jenny's New Room – Pay attention to this fast paced worksheet.

Civil War Generals – Thoughts of General Lee and the Confederacy.

Text Structure In Paragraphs – You have larger chunks of information to deal with here.

Clue Words: "First" – Make a timeline of events for this classic work.

Ceres – Read the story. Identify the text structure in each numbered passage.

Brown v. The Board of Education – Read each passage and identify how the information is being organized.

Aurora – These are much larger passages here.

Structure in Poems – Read each passage and identify how the information is being organized.

Apollo and Daphne – When a story starts with Cupid being found by Apollo, it has to be a good one.

Structure in Poems – Write the clue words or phrases on the lines.

Text Structure in Sentences – 8 different formats to choose from here.

Text Structure In Parts – Talk about visually breaking down a body of work, this worksheet dies it well.

The North and the South – How is this one being organized?

Text Structure in Paragraphs


Paragraphs are chunks of text in varying length that present one coherent idea within a larger essay or story. No matter what length they are of and what form of information they contain, all of the paragraphs in the English language texts are almost written with the same pattern.


A paragraph always completes itself and gives a proper meaning to the readers. There is a specific way of starting the paragraph and ending it. Moreover, if a paragraph has to be further explained in the following paragraphs, its ending always makes it clear that the paragraph will be followed by some more related ideas. Here is how the text is most commonly structured within a single paragraph:


Introductory / Topic Statement


Just like an essay starts with an introductory paragraph, a paragraph starts with an introductory sentence. As its name indicates, this statement serves the function of introducing the main idea that the paragraph will be addressing. This statement is also known as the thesis statement. The statement is usually short and easy to understand, enabling the readers to have an idea about what they should expect from the paragraph. Such a statement is usually argumentative in nature and serves the purpose of moving the whole paragraph forward.


Supporting Ideas


This is usually the longest part of a paragraph. Here, the writer provides some claims and evidences to make the readers understand the main point. All the details and major chunks of information that a reader gets from a paragraph are usually found in this part of the paragraph. In some paragraphs, there is an in depth analysis of the stated problem in the part too.


Conclusion


This part of the paragraph brings a concluding end to the idea being discussed and also indicates if there is any further explanation in the following paragraphs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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