Inquiry and Information: Non-Fiction Literacy · Informational Writing
Text Structures and Organization
Identifying how authors organize information using cause and effect, comparison, and chronological order.
Key Questions
- 1Why might an author choose a problem and solution structure for a scientific article?
- 2How do headings and subheadings guide a reader's understanding?
- 3How can we use text structure to predict what information comes next?
Ontario Curriculum Expectations
ON: Reading - Grade 5ON: Writing - Grade 5
Grade: Grade 5
Subject: Language Arts
Unit: Inquiry and Information: Non-Fiction Literacy
Period: Informational Writing
Suggested Methodologies
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