Text Organization

Skimming

I. Browsing quickly through a textual selection.

A. Looking for the main idea of a selection.

a. Main Idea1. tells the topic of the paragraph.

Elements of text organization

I. TitleA. The heading or B. the name of the selection

II. SubtitlesA. Smaller headings B. found beneath the title or within the

selectionC. Assists the reader with identifying

the purpose (main idea) of the paragraph

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Elements of text organizationIII. Visual

representations A. Any illustration located

within the text.B. Whenever you hear the

words…1. Photographs2. Images3. Drawings4. Imagery5. Snapshots6. Visualization7. Paintings8. Graphic Aids, or the

most simple way to think of it is

9. Pictures

IV. CaptionsA. Small

explanations of illustrations

B. located above or beneath visual representations

C. Usually uses smaller text and is in bold type

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Caption

Elements of text organization

V. Side BarA. To the right or left of an articleB. Couple of lines that explain what’s happening

in the text.

VI. ItalicsA. Cursive looking print

VII. Bold PrintA. Any text that is darker than the rest of the

text

VIII. FootnotesA. Notes that are sometimes located at the

bottom of a page.

Bold Print

Side Bar

ItalicsFootnotes

IX. 5 W’s & HowA. Who?B. WhatC. When D. WhereE. Why & F. How

X. Summarize what you’ve learned in 30 words or less…

Elements of text organization

Guided PracticeI. Group A ~ Reading Workshop

A. Write down the instructions for the Reading Workshop B. Review selections provided for reading groupsC. Come to a consensus as to which text you will be

reading for the first half of Quarter 1D. Initiate your reading of your selected text.

II. Group B ~ Writing WorkshopA. Write down the instructions for the Writing WorkshopB. Review the writing requirements for Quarter 1C. Select a genreD. Initiate the writing process.

III. Group C ~ Research ProcessA. Write down the Research ProcessB. Start with Step #1 and continue through process until

center changes.IV. Group D ~ Guided Practice/Teacher Conferences

A. Finish the assignment provided for the entire class.B. Write down process for conducting a Student/Teacher

ConferenceC. Prepare for Individual Conferences