Text Structures
Miss Welsh's Class
Students and Parents:
Questions
Look at the questions they are asking, and the signal words in the text.
Questions
You can choose whichever graphic organizer you would like to use as long as it works well with the text you are reading. There are some listed below
Questions
Cause and Effect
Signal Questions:
What happened?
Why did it happen?
What caused it to happen?
Signal Words:
So
Because
Since
Therefore
If...then
This led to
Reason why
As a result
May be due to
Effect of
Consequently
For this reason
So what graphic organizer should we use?
Matrix
Falling Dominoes
Linear String
Branching Tree
Compare and Contrast
Signal Questions:
What things are being compared?
In what ways are they alike?
In what ways are they different?
Signal Words:
Same as
Similar
Alike
As well as
Not only...but also
Both
Instead of
Either...or
On the other hand
Different from
As opposed to
So what graphic organizer should we use?
Venn Diagram
T-chart
Matrix
Sequence
Signal Questions:
What items, events, or steps are listed?
Do they happen in order?
Do they always happen in this order?
Signal Words:
First
Second
Next
Then
Before
After
Finally
Following
Not long after
Now Soon
So what graphic organizer do we use?
Linear String
Time Line
Cycle
Falling Dominoes
Branching Tree
Problem and Solution
Signal Questions:
What is the problem?
Why is this a problem?
Is anything being done to solve the problem?
What can be done to solve the problem?
Signal Words:
Question is...
Dilemma is...
The puzzle is...
To solve this...
One answer is...
One reason for the problem is...
So what graphic organizer do we use?
Problem-Solution Chart
Problem -Solution Web
Matrix
Description
Signal Questions:
What specific topic, person, idea, or thing is being described?
How is it being described (what does it look like, how does it work, what does it do, etc.)? What is important to remember about it?
Signal Words:
For instance
Such as...
To begin with
An example
To illustrate
Characteristics
*Look for the topic word (or synonym or pronoun) to be repeated.
So what graphic organizer do we use?
List
Topical Web
Hierarchy
Matrix