Informing the World: Analyzing Nonfiction and Media · Informational Reading

Text Structures and Features

Identifying how authors organize information using cause and effect, comparison, and chronological order.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does the choice of text structure impact the clarity of the author's message?
  2. 2In what ways do visual elements like charts and maps support the written text?
  3. 3How can we identify the most important information in a dense technical passage?

Common Core State Standards

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.5.5
Grade: 5th Grade
Subject: English Language Arts
Unit: Informing the World: Analyzing Nonfiction and Media
Period: Informational Reading

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