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Comprehension - The Florida Center for Reading Research

4-5 Student Center Activities: Comprehension 2007 The Florida Center for Reading Research ... some are wispy and thin and others are fluffy and shapely.

Comprehension

C.022 Expository Text Structure

Objective Text Structure Sort

The student will identify text structures.

Materials

Text structure header cards (Activity Master C.022.AM1)
Text structure cards (Activity Master C.022.AM2a - C.022.AM2c)
Note: the numbers of the cards correspond to headers in the following manner:
Cause and Effect – 3, 5, 12; Problem and Solution – 8, 17, 18; Question and Answer – 2, 7, 13;
Compare and Contrast – 1, 6, 11; Description – 4, 14, 16; Sequence – 9, 10, 15.

Activity

Students sort sentences based on the most common text structures using header cards.

1. Place text structure headers face up in a row. Place text structure cards face down in a stack.
2. Taking turns, students select top card from stack and read it to partner.
3. Identify the type of text structure used and place under the corresponding header.
4. Reverse roles and continue until all cards are sorted.
5. Peer evaluation

Cause Problem Question Compare Description Sequence
and Effect and Solution and Answer and Contrast

header header header header header header

Different types of Clouds are formed in the
clouds have their own following way. First, water
appearance. For example, on the ground evaporates
Cats often have lots of If you can't remember How long do people sleep Cats are similar to lions. some are wispy and thin and turns into vapor. Next,
energy and will play for a dreams, but want to, keep each night? People sleep They are both felines. They and others are fluffy and the vapor condenses into
long time. As a result, they a journal by your bed so an average of eight hours shapely. Some people think tiny droplets and forms
that you can record them both have sharp teeth. cumulus clouds look like clouds. Finally, the clouds
take many naps. as soon as you wake up. per night. However, a cat is much lose the water in the form of
5 2 puffs of cotton. precipitation.
8 smaller than a lion. 14 9
1

Clouds can cause A baby may first toss and
turbulence for airplanes, so turn when she is put in a
consequently pilots may try crib for a nap. Second, she
to fly above them to avoid may cry. Not long after that
she will likely close her eyes
the shaking.
and drift off to sleep.
18 15

Extensions and Adaptations

Sort text structure cards by topic.
Write about a topic using each text structure (Activity Master C.022.SS).
Make more text structure cards (Activity Master C.008.AM3) to sort using header cards.

4-5 Student Center Activities: Comprehension 2007 The Florida Center for Reading Research

Comprehension C.022.AM1

Text Structure Sort

Cause Problem
and Effect and Solution

header header

Question Compare
and Answer and Contrast

header header

Description Sequence

header header

text structure header cards 4-5 Student Center Activities: Comprehension

2007 The Florida Center for Reading Research

C.022.AM2a Comprehension

Text Structure Sort

Cats often have lots of Cats sometimes scratch the
energy and will play for a furniture. One solution is to
long time. As a result, they
cover the furniture.
take many naps.

5 17

Why do cats purr? They purr Cats are similar to lions.
when they are happy, but They are both felines. They
they may also purr when
they are distressed or as a both have sharp teeth.
However, a cat is much
way to communicate.
smaller than a lion.

13 1

You can tell when a cat When a cat is hungry, first
is angry. Its ears are laid he will look for his master.
Then he will sit next to his
back and it may hiss.
dish until he gets fed.

4 10

text structure cards 2007 The Florida Center for Reading Research

4-5 Student Center Activities: Comprehension

Comprehension C.022.AM2b

Text Structure Sort

It was 32 degrees Clouds can cause
Fahrenheit when turbulence for airplanes, so
precipitation fell from consequently pilots may try
the clouds. Since it was to fly above them to avoid
freezing, the precipitation
was in the form of snow. the shaking.

3 18

Why do clouds look white? All clouds are made
Clouds reflect all the colors of water droplets. Fog,
however, is a different type
in light which gives the of cloud. The difference
appearance of white. is that fog forms on the
ground and the other
7 clouds form high in the air.

11

Different types of Clouds are formed in the
clouds have their own following way. First, water
appearance. For example, on the ground evaporates
some are wispy and thin and turns into vapor. Next,
and others are fluffy and the vapor condenses into
shapely. Some people think tiny droplets and forms
cumulus clouds look like clouds. Finally, the clouds
lose the water in the form of
puffs of cotton. precipitation.
9
14
4-5 Student Center Activities: Comprehension
text structure cards

2007 The Florida Center for Reading Research

C.022.AM2c Comprehension

Text Structure Sort

If you don't get enough If you can't remember
sleep, then it could affect dreams, but want to, keep
your memory, ability to pay a journal by your bed so
attention, and performance that you can record them
as soon as you wake up.
in school.

12 8

How long do people sleep Animals spend different
each night? People sleep amounts of time sleeping.
an average of eight hours Humans sleep about eight

per night. hours a day compared
to giraffes who sleep less
2 than two hours a day. On
the other hand, brown bats
sleep almost 20 hours a day.

6

Animals sleep in many A baby may first toss and
positions. For example, turn when she is put in a
crib for a nap. Second, she
cats and dogs sleep may cry. Not long after that
curled up, as opposed to she will likely close her eyes
horses and birds that sleep
standing. Some animals, and drift off to sleep.

such as bats, sleep 15
hanging upside down.
2007 The Florida Center for Reading Research
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text structure cards

4-5 Student Center Activities: Comprehension

Name C.022.SS

Text Structure Sort

problem and solution question and answer

compare and contrast topic sequence

cause and effect description

2007 The Florida Center for Reading Research 4-5 Student Center Activities: Comprehension


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