Figure 19
TEA's Favorite Accessory
A dual coded question...
Content + Process, Let's Sort it Out!
Content=The elements and structure of the genre
Process=The processes that students are expected to be able to DO with specific texts of varying genres
Expository
TEKS expository strand: Students analyze, make inferences and draw conclusions about expository text and provide evidence from text to support their understanding.
Points of interest:
- SE's are not dual coded with Figure 19, only the overall strand
- In third grade, only figure 19E has been tested in the expository genre (In 4th grade it's 19D and E).
Expository Elements and Structure
Expository Examples
Elements and Structure of Expository Text
1. With your table group, you will select the cards that match the structure and elements of expository text.
2. Whole group sharing and discussion
Sample Fig 19 Questions from Expository Example
1) Which is the best summary for the selection?
2) Which sentence from the article supports the idea that previous freshmen were not fully aware of the benefits of graduating in four years.
a--One of the greatest barriers to timely graduation is failing to choose a pathway and major early on.
b--For the first time, our incoming freshmen are hearing about the benefits of graduating in four years so they can make better decisions from the very beginning.
c--Each year reaps new efforts to increase graduation rates.
A Quick Note on the Expository Summary
Have your students to make sure the following elements are present in the summary they choose as their answer:
1) Who or What (is the selection focused on)?
2) What's going on (with the who or what)?
3) What's the why, the impact, or the outcome of what's going on?
4) When and where may or may not be present.
EXAMPLE: Caffeine may soon be available through a caffeinated bracelet. A patch inside the bracelet delivers caffeine through the skin over four hours. With such a gradual dose, typical caffeine side-effects such as jitters and midday crash are less likely.
What's the genre?!?
Literary Non-fiction….it’s a mystery!
Literary nonfiction tells factual information in a narrative format in order to engage the reader and allows them to experience the suspense and drama of the events. Contains elements and structures of expository and fiction.
Henry "Box" Brown
What elements and structures of literary nonfiction can you find in the book?
Where does Fig. 19D come in?
Example:
Why did Henry feel like singing?
Which sentence from the story tells you that Henry was sad?
What is poetry?
Poetry is...
a form of text that follows a meter and rhythm. Our TEKS include the following elements for students to respond, describe or explain.
Rhyme
Alliteration
Repetition
Imagery
Stanzas
Line breaks
Classic examples include:
The night before Christmas, by Clement Clarke Moore
Casey at Bat, by Ernest Lawrence Thayer
Poetry in Songs
As students begin learning about poetry, songs can be a great way to engage their minds and help strengthen their reading process skills. Connecting this genre with familiar songs, will allow students to begin forming deeper meaning while they read.
Let's try it
The first time is just a blind listen. Students will write what they hear, what it makes them think, and what question it creates in their mind. (They do not need to see the words or the video)
For time’s sake, let’s imagine we’ve all done that.
For the second listen, give students a goal….have them listen for grade specific examples of structure and elements of poetry.
On the third listen, connect with Figure 19. The goal will be to determine the theme, feelings of the character or another idea that requires the students to infer. The goal for this time, listen for clues on how the character feels throughout the song.
Elements and Structure of Poetry
Using your cards, pull out which cards are specific to the genre of poetry. Can you identify which elements specific to your grade level?
How is it tested?
Sample 1: Question only on poetry…
Which line from stanza number 8 includes an example of alliteration?
My power flurries through the air into the ground
My soul is spiraling like frozen fractals all around
And one thought crystallizes like an icy blast
I’m never going back, the past is in the past!
Sample 2: Question with Figure 19D…
In Stanza 1, the reader can conclude that the author feels
excited about becoming queen.
angry that it is snowing.
lonely.
tired from hiking all day.
STAAR Sort
1. You will be given 18 questions.
- 6 questions are related to poetry
- 6 questions are related to literary nonfiction
- 6 questions are related to expository text
2. Sort your questions into two groups: Questions that are testing a reading process (Fig 19) within the genre and questions that are NOT testing a reading process.
Remember, the reading processes are:
1) Establishing purposes for reading
2) Asking questions
3) Monitoring and adjust comprehension
4) Making inferences
5) Summarizing information
6) Making connections
Today's Essentials
Figure 19 is always tested within a genre
Genre knowledge and understanding should become automatic. The more comfortable they are with the genre, the more they can focus on the reading processes.
Reading processes (Figure 19) look different depending on the genre.