By explicitly teaching students the characteristics of specific text structures and providing them with targeted practice opportunities students comprehension of texts encountered across the curriculum may improve Williams et al 2016.
What are the 5 expository text structures. The structure relates to how information is organized in the text. Students should be taught the hierarchical structure of the expository text and the interrelationships among ideas what experts refer to as text structure. In this first part the expository text sets out the topic to be addressed in its development.
1 Enumeration-description lists details about a subject without giving any cause-effect or time relationship among them 2 Time sequence also lists details in a way similar to enumeration but time order is specified 3 Explanation-process tells how something works 4 Comparison-contrast presents differences andor similarities 5. Students can learn to recognize the text structure by analyzing the signal words contained within the text. Expository texts typically follow one of five formats.
Expository text can also be challenging because its structure differs from the typical structure of history familiar to students. Depending on needs of students you may decide to introduce the six types of text structure over more than one lesson. Expository text structure types and their definitions.
This type of is not organized around a storylike structure but is instead organized based on the purposes and goals of the author or by content. To achieve these purposes authors use one or more of the following 5 text structures. Reading researchers have argued that knowledge of text organization or structure is an.
To tell a story. Use explicit instruction to introduce new content. Break components into smaller steps as needed.
Usually nonfiction informational text. A one page description of each of the 5 types of text structures with examples signal words and a sample graphic organizer to use. Text structure is the way an author organizes information in order to achieve a purpose.