Strengthen your students' comprehension by helping them understand the importance and purpose of nonfiction text structures. This essential all-in-one resource provides multiple engaging lessons using 5 nonfiction passages along with detailed lesson plans and exit slips to check/assess understanding.
All passages focus on one high-interest topic: the giant squid. However, each passage utilizes a different text structure to present information. Both digital and print versions of the flipbook and exit slips are included!
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Materials include:
- passages
- graphic organizers for passages
- pre activities for each structure
- anchor charts / posters
- interactive notebook reference
- lesson plans
Through the passages and engaging activities in this easily constructed flipbook, students will explore:
- the different organizational text structures of informational texts
- how authors use a specific structure that is best suited for presenting ideas to the reader
- how the organization of these ideas helps the reader make connections between key details to determine the author’s main points or ideas
After completing the lessons in this flipbook, students can keep this anchor resource in their reading folders to use throughout the year as a reference to assist them with future activities that explore this standard.
This flipbook contains:
⭐ A descriptive text structure passage- the physical features of a squid
⭐ A sequential text structure passage- how a squid captures and eats its prey
⭐ A compare & contrast text structure passage- similarities and difference between a squid and octopus
⭐ A cause & effect text structure passage- how bioluminescence helps a squid survive
⭐ A problem & solution text structure passage- the exploding population of squid
Each section of this flipbook contains:
✏️ A description of the specific text structure and the purpose it serves the author when presenting information
✏️ A list of signal words that help students identify that specific structure
✏️ A passage that demonstrates that specific organizational pattern
✏️ A graphic organizer specific to analyzing that text structure
✏️ A BONUS activity for that text structure
For EACH interactive section, students will:
✅ Read the passage
✅ Highlight specific details that support the structure
✅ Circle signal words
✅ Complete a graphic organizer using key details identified by the highlighted text to make connections between these ideas
✅ Demonstrate an understanding of the specific text structure by completing an exit slip
☕ Exit slip keys are included for possible answers.
⭐ADDITIONAL RESOURCES INCLUDE:
- Text Structure Posters/ Anchor Charts
- Interactive Notebook References
With over 8,000 classrooms using these nonfiction text structure resource, see what teachers and students ❤️love❤️ about it:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ My Learning Nest wrote- "This is an EXCELLENT resource for teaching text structure. It was perfect for explaining each text structure with signal words and examples of how to determine text structure within a text. I especially liked how each passage in the flipbook kept the theme of squids. This was helpful for my students to focus on one topic but see the different use of text structures. Thank you!"
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Stephanie E. wrote- "This was a wonderful resource! My students (3rd grade) were very engaged and it helped to clarify different text structures we use. I also thought the exit slips were great to help me see where they were still struggling! Definitely a resource I will continue to use in the future."
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Heidi L. wrote- "Thank you! My students liked this flipbook! A good resource that has all the text structures in one place! After we completed it, students glued it into their Reading Interactive Notebooks."
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Marissa B. wrote- "This is amazing! Super helpful and clear for the students. This standard is such a hard one to find great resources for. Thank you!"
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Julie W. wrote- "This is an excellent, well-planned and thought out resource. Exactly what I was looking for to assist with small group instruction. Thank you for your hard work."
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Michelle I. wrote- "PERFECT for teaching text structure! It's the best resource I've found to help my students understand how to identify the text structure and explain why it was organized that way. The exit tickets were wonderful!"
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