5. 5
Also referred to as story grammar, which
addresses the structural elements of the
story, setting, characters, goals etc.
Recognizing Story Patterns
6. Narrative and Informative
Narrative texts help students learn about
character, fictional and nonfictional, and
his/her experiences. Informative text refers
to the organizational format that is found in
textbooks.
7. 7
1. Cause-effect or Problem Solving
2. Compare/Contrast
3. Description or Explanation
4. Connecting
5. Sequencing or Time-order
Recognizing Informational Text
Structure
8. 8
Cause-Effect
Authors use this type of text structure
to show relationships, organize
correlated factors, or show changes
in results.
10. 10
Describes the main idea
Describes supporting concepts
Describes key process
Describes important details
Description
11. 11
Connecting text to self helps students
explore thinking
Connecting text to text helps students
extend understanding
Connecting text to words helps students
expand meaning
Connecting
12. 12
Refers to putting actions or events in a
chronological order
Sequencing
13. 13
• Content
clarity of the purpose and the thesis
statement, relevance of the
supporting points to the thesis
statement, knowledge on the subject
matter
• Structure
coherence and logical sequence of
the ideas
Elements of Writing
Academic Text
14. 14
• Language and Style
word choice, sentence construction
• Mechanics
grammar, punctuations,
capitalization, formatting,
documentation
Elements of Writing
Academic Text
15. 15
Create an academic text that shows its
structure while observing all the elements
of writing one.
Activity
Editor's Notes
Discuss the learning objective.
Tell students that, at the end of the lesson, they need to be able to understand the structure of academic text. Moreover, at the end of the lesson, they should be able to answer the Key Questions. You will go back to the Key Understanding and Key Questions before the lesson ends.
Go back to the Key Understanding and Key Questions to measure the student’s knowledge of the lesson.
Give this as an activity (or assignment) for the students.