Writing: Module 15, Lesson 1 (Day 71): Informational Writing: New Structures Lead to New Thinking

Analyze a Structure of a Text

Video

Hello writers, before we begin writing informational text, I thought it would be good for us to analyze the text structure of a published piece of writing. So for today’s lesson, you will be reading an informational text entitled, "From Pit to Pond."

Interactive

Directions:

  • Open the Slide Deck below, and make a copy.
  • As you read and answer the questions, think about:
    • the purpose of each section
    • how the sections connect to each other
    • how the paragraphs from one section of the text to the next build on each other

Pit to Pond Slide Deck Links to an external site.

Pit to Pond.ppt Download Pit to Pond.ppt

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