Distinguish text organization

Supplied materials

• Paper and pencil, or a browser text area. All named people/events/records are fictional learning inputs.
• Worked case: Need: names of plant parts. Signals: first, next, finally. Definition phrase: a type of tool. Procedure begins: gather the paper.
• Primary check: Need: meaning of habitat. Signals: both, unlike. Definition phrase: for example, a spoon. Procedure begins: fold the paper.
• An adult may read every direction and answer choice aloud; learners may respond by speaking, pointing or drawing.

Learn the idea

Writers can organize information by time, similarities and differences, a problem with a response, or details about one subject. Signal words offer clues, not proof on their own.

Read the actual relationship among sentences and use the supplied signals to confirm the structure.

Example to read or listen to: Need: names of plant parts. Signals: first, next, finally. Definition phrase: a type of tool. Procedure begins: gather the paper. The answer is time order. The relevant input states: Signals: first, next, finally. This fits time order. Writers can organize information by time, similarities and differences, a problem with a response, or details about one subject. Signal words offer clues, not proof on their own. A list of colors is description, not a time sequence.

1. Read or listen to the worked example. Say what the reading or writing task asks you to find. An adult can help with unfamiliar words.
2. Read the actual relationship among sentences and use the supplied signals to confirm the structure.
3. Check the worked solution: time order. The relevant input states: Signals: first, next, finally. This fits time order. Writers can organize information by time, similarities and differences, a problem with a response, or details about one subject. Signal words offer clues, not proof on their own. A list of colors is description, not a time sequence.
4. Try the question and the practice questions. Point to the words that helped you choose before checking the feedback.

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Take it further

Optional extra practice: Write a short how-to guide for making a paper name card. Supplied process: gather paper, fold it, write a name, display it. Use time words, define name card as a folded paper sign, and draw a labeled diagram of the fold. Practice this lesson’s skill as you complete the task. Use this idea to check your work: Writers can organize information by time, similarities and differences, a problem with a response, or details about one subject. Signal words offer clues, not proof on their own.

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