Text Organization

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Text Organization

• Reading Comprehension Strategy

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Comparison

• Description Two or more events, concepts,
  objects or places are compared, showing how
  they are alike and/or different
• Signal Words but, however, in contrast,
  different from, unlike, similarly, the
  same, alike

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Cold Vs. Flu

• The flu and the common cold are both
  respiratory illnesses but they are caused by
  different viruses. Because these two types of
  illnesses have similar flu-like symptoms, it can
  be difficult to tell the difference between them
  based on symptoms alone. In general, the flu is
  worse than the common cold, and symptoms such as
  fever, body aches, extreme tiredness, and dry
  cough are more common and intense. Colds are
  usually milder than the flu. People with colds
  are more likely to have a runny or stuffy nose.
  Colds generally do not result in serious health
  problems, such as pneumonia, bacterial
  infections, or hospitalizations.

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Comparison Cold Vs. Flu
Cold
Flu
respira-tory illness caused by virus
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Sequence

• Description Items or events are listed in
  numerical or chronological order.
• Signal Words first, second, later, next, then,
  finally, after when may include dates

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About Jeff Kinney

• Jeff Kinney was born in Maryland and attended
  the University of Maryland in the early 1990s.
  It was there that Jeff ran a comic strip in the
  school newspaper and decided to become a
  cartoonist. He was not successful, however.
  Then, he began publishing installments of Diary
  of a Wimpy Kid on Funbrain.com. In 2006, he
  signed a book deal for his Wimpy Kid ideas.
  Soon, his book was a New York Times bestseller.
  He followed up this success with several more
  Wimpy Kid books. In 2009, Kinneys books were
  made into a movie. Finally, Kinney realized that
  his early failures were what helped him become
  successful. Just think, if Kinney had not
  persevered, wed never know the comic adventures
  of Greg Heffley!

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Sequence About Jeff Kinney
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Cause Effect

• Description The causes of an event and its
  resulting effect(s) are presented.
• Signal Words if, then, as a result, therefore,
  consequently, since, because, thus,
  this led to, hence

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Benefits of Playing Sports

• Playing a sport is much more than the sole act
  of pushing your body through exhaustion or using
  your skills to reach your goal. There are many
  other physical and social benefits to becoming
  involved in a sport. To begin with, if you
  participate in sports, then your muscular mass,
  stamina, lung capacity, and elasticity will all
  increase. Further, most sports test a persons
  ability to handle tense situations. Thus, an
  athlete will develop strong character, a
  competitive spirit, and personal responsibility.
  Finally, playing sports enriches a persons life
  with a variety of new people, including
  teammates, other competitors, and coaches.
  Hence, an athlete is likely to make many new
  friends as a result of playing a sport. As you
  can see, sports can change ones life for the
  better!

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Cause Effect Benefits of Playing Sports
EFFECT
CAUSE
EFFECT
Playing a Sport
EFFECT
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Description

• Description A topic is described by listing
  characteristics, details, features,
  attributes, and examples.
• Signal Words for example, for instance, such
  as, also, including, in particular, is
  like

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My Guitar

• My most valuable possession is an old, slightly
  warped blond guitar--the first instrument I
  taught myself how to play. It's nothing fancy,
  just a Madeira folk guitar, all scuffed and
  scratched and finger-printed. At the top is a
  bramble of copper-wound strings, each one hooked
  through the eye of a silver tuning key. The
  strings are stretched down a long, slim neck, its
  frets tarnished, the wood worn by years of
  fingers pressing chords and picking notes. The
  body of the Madeira is shaped like an enormous
  yellow pear, one that was slightly damaged in
  shipping. The blond wood has been chipped and
  gouged to gray, particularly where the pick guard
  fell off years ago. No, it's not a beautiful
  instrument, but it still lets me make music, and
  for that I will always treasure it.

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Description My Guitar
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You decide!!!

• An earthquake can cause a lot of damage and
  sometimes deaths. An earthquake is shaking ground
  caused by breaking and sliding rocks. The closer
  you are to these rocks, the more damage you will
  see. Many people die because buildings are shaken
  apart and fall on them. Earthquakes also can
  cause large waves in the oceans and lakes. They
  also can cause landslides and mud volcanoes.
  These resulting events can lead to floods, fires,
  and disease.

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Which one????

• Description

• Comparison

• Cause and Effect

• Sequence

• Problem and Solution

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You decide!!!

• One problem with the modern Olympics is that it
  has become very big and expensive to operate. The
  city or country that hosts the games often loses
  a lot of money. A stadium, pools, and playing
  fields must be built for the athletic events and
  housing is needed for the athletes who come from
  around the world. And all of these facilities are
  used for only 2 weeks! In 1984, Los Angeles
  solved these problems by charging a fee for
  companies who wanted to be official sponsors of
  the games. Companies like McDonald's paid a lot
  of money to be part of the Olympics. Many
  buildings that were already built in the Los
  Angeles area were also used. The Coliseum where
  the 1932 games were held was used again and many
  colleges and universities in the area became
  playing and living sites.

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Which one????

• Description

• Comparison

• Cause and Effect

• Sequence

• Problem and Solution

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You decide!!!

• A butterfly makes a lot of changes in its life.
  First, a male and a female mate. Next the female
  lays eggs. Then the eggs hatch into little
  caterpillars. After shedding its skin several
  times, the caterpillar forms a chrysalis.

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Which one????

• Description

• Comparison

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

• Sequence

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You decide!!!

• A pencil and a pen are alike in most ways. They
  both are long and thin. Both are writing tools to
  use on paper. Both writing tools cost very
  little. Pencil marks can be erased because they
  are made with graphite. Most pen marks cannot be
  erased, because they are made with ink.

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Which one????

• Description

• Comparison

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

• Sequence