Students will understand how authors organize information presented in nonfictional texts.
Cross curricular lesson plan integrating Computer Science and English Standards CS 5.1 ELA 5.6e
Students will understand how authors organize information presented in nonfictional texts.
This video is part of the Continue to Know with WHRO TV series. Watch Beth Eanes teach about four different organizational patterns in text structures.
Students sort key words for different text structures and organizational patterns.
The students will use knowledge of organizational patterns and transitional phrases to write a magazine article that reviews concepts already taught in a different content area (i.e., science, history). The completed class magazine will be shared with the community (students, parents, teachers) to demonstrate the content learned.** This performance assessment was developed by a collaborative team of teachers and division staff from Middlesex, Poquoson, and West Point school divisions.
Students will understand how authors organize information presented in nonfictional texts.