Nonfiction Text Structure Detective
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Nonfiction Text Structure Detective
🔍 Part 1: Text Structure Detective Work
"The desert and the rainforest are very different environments. While the desert receives less than 10 inches of rain per year, the rainforest can receive over 100 inches annually. Desert animals like camels have adapted to store water, whereas rainforest animals like tree frogs need constant moisture to survive."
Text Structure: _____________________
Signal words I found as clues:
How these signal words helped me solve the mystery:
Cause and Effect
Signal words to look for:
Authors use this when:
Problem and Solution
Signal words to look for:
Authors use this when:
Compare and Contrast
Signal words to look for:
Authors use this when:
📋 Part 2: Graphic Organizer Detective Map
My passage is about: _________________________________
Text structure I detected: _____________________________
Draw your graphic organizer below and fill it with information from your passage:
Use these sentence starters to guide your response:
• When I can identify text structure, it helps me...
• Understanding how authors organize information makes it easier for me to...
• Text structure is like a roadmap because...
💭 Part 3: Detective Reflection
My chosen text structure: _________________________
Write your paragraph here:
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