Text Structures Cornell Notes
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Chaundra ShulerCornell Notes Text Structures Name:
8th Grade Reading Class:
Date:
Questions: Notes:
What are text structures the _________________ ______________ used in informational text
Why are text structures
Important? Making Information Clear
authors choose structure to __________________ information and _______
their _____________ ___________.
Readers use ______________________ to support _________________,
or the meaning of text
Writing Clarity
_____________ use organization to develop their __________ of ________
They use different approaches to _____________ their ______________
They pick an _________________________ format that will help ______
their ________ _______ to the reader.
Questions Readers Ask…
1. Why has the ____________ chosen this particular _________________ __________?
2. Can I see a _________________ to the ______________?
3. How are the ________ divided and _____________?
5 Organizational Patterns
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Questions: Notes:
Description Key Words * For example , * ____________, Characteristics include, *_________, *______________
* _______________ * Spatial words like _________, ___________, __________, etc
Which key words help you Description Example 1-
figure out the text structure
Description Example 2
What is Chronological When a story or ____________________ is told in the ___________ that the
Order? _____________ occurred
Chronological Key Words *First, ________, Then, __________, ___________, _____________________, _________,
_________
Which key words Chronological Example 1
Summary:
