Scholastic Teachables presents graphic organizers to help students evaluate their thoughts, comprehend nonfiction, and write engaging responses. See my Nonfiction Text Structure Differentiated Passages and Questions HERE. There are three differentiated levels of each passage for grades 3-6.
In addition, each passage includes five questions that include a combination of short-answer, graphic organizers, and multiple choice. Nonfiction Graphic Organizers: Teaching Tools to Boost Reading Comprehension includes over a dozen graphic organizers that can be used with almost any nonfiction text, including books, magazine articles, and websites. In this blog post, we'll explore effective strategies to introduce nonfiction text features, conduct engaging mini-lessons, and provide free graphic organizers to support your students' learning journey.
What are Nonfiction Text Features? Non-Fiction Text Structure Pack: Part 1 I have created a FREE pack you can download that contains a Non-Fiction text structure sort as well as several graphic organizers for Problem/Solution and Cause/Effect text structures. This sampler from the Nonfiction Text Structures Bundle includes graphic organizers for the five Nonfiction Text Structures found in informational and explanatory texts: description, sequence or chronological order, comparison and contrast, cause and effect, and problem and solution. ★ Get the complete set of 15 Nonfiction Text Structure lessons.
By introducing text structures, utilizing mentor texts, employing graphic organizers, and providing ample practice. Check out my complete nonfiction text structure resources for grades 3-5 below! FCRR Expository Text Structure Additional Resources: If you are looking for additional materials to support your instruction of non-fiction text structures, check out the resources I have created for each! Each instructional resource includes student posters/reference sheets, an original poem, graphic organizers, and student prompt cards. 5.
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS I like to have students use graphic organizers while reading nonfiction. This is not only to support them in organizing their ideas, but also for me to check their thought process and understanding. After identifying which nonfiction text structure their text is, students create a visual of the nonfiction text structure.
Readers who understand the informational text structures can approach informational texts with a plan for their reading. The goal of this free resource is to help your students identify and understand nonfiction text structures. This free resource includes an All About Me Text Structure Booklet, Text Structure Graphic Organizers, a Text Structure Chart, Text Structure Signal (Clue) Words with.