Structure of information texts
Describe the overall structure of an informational text (chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) and explain how the author's chosen structure helps convey information and ideas
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“Structure of information texts means practising the idea at the table with a short text or prompt and one clear check. We will demo once, then your child tries.”
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- A short familiar text, poem, or picture book page
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Structure of information texts means practising the idea at the table with a short text or prompt and one clear check. We will demo once, then your child tries.
Materials: A short familiar text, poem, or picture book page; Sticky notes or pencil. 1. Say the goal of Structure of information texts in plain words once. 2. Adult reads a short stretch aloud and models one think-aloud (predict, notice, or question). 3. Child reads or listens to three short stretches and gives one evidence-based response each time. 4. Fresh check: one fresh evidence-based response. Record and stop. Done: three responses tied to words or pictures in the text. Proof: parent note of examples and results. Stop: End after the fresh check; keep optional challenge for another day.
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Aesop's Fables
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Check understanding
- Identify which organisational structure an informational text uses (chronological order, compare/contrast, cause/effect, or problem/solution) and cite textual features that signal it
- Explain how signal words (first, then, finally for chronology; however, similarly for comparison; because, as a result for cause/effect; the solution was for problem/solution) reveal text structure
- Compare two informational texts on the same topic that use different structures and explain how each structure affects the way information is presented to the reader
“When your child reads a non-fiction text, can they identify how it's organised — for example, "this one is structured as a problem and solution" or "this one goes through events in time order" — and explain why that structure works?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- English
- Domain
- Reading Comprehension
- Age range
- Ages 8–12
Standards