English // Reading Comprehension

Structure of information texts

Describe the overall structure of an informational text (chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) and explain how the author's chosen structure helps convey information and ideas

Ages
9 to 10
Type
Concept
Builds on
2 topics
Leads to
1 topic
Standards
1 code

Quick check

When the learner reads a non-fiction text, can they identify how it's organised — for example, "this one is structured as a problem and solution" or "this one goes through events in time order" — and explain why that structure works?

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Topic // Mastery

What mastery looks like

What a learner can do once this topic is secure.
  • Identify which organisational structure an informational text uses (chronological order, compare/contrast, cause/effect, or problem/solution) and cite textual features that signal it
  • Explain how signal words (first, then, finally for chronology; however, similarly for comparison; because, as a result for cause/effect; the solution was for problem/solution) reveal text structure
  • Compare two informational texts on the same topic that use different structures and explain how each structure affects the way information is presented to the reader

Topic // Map

Where this fits

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  • RequiredMust come first
  • HelpfulHelps, but not essential

Before this

2 topics
  • Structural terminologyRequired

    Reading Comprehension // Ages 8 to 9

    Informational text structure (chronology, cause/effect, problem/solution) builds on text structure terminology knowledge

  • Connecting Ideas in TextsHelpful

    Reading Comprehension // Ages 8 to 9

    Understanding how text structure conveys information builds on prior work identifying connections between ideas in informational text

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Structure of information texts

Ages 9 to 10 // Concept

Leads to

1 topic

Topic // Standards

Curriculum standards

Codes for the curriculum statements this topic maps to. Each publisher owns its standard text.
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
RI.4.5

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