Text structures are ways that texts can be organized. Some common types include chronological order, cause and effect, and compare and contrast. Some paragraphs use multiple types of text structures. Some use no discernible structure. That's why I made these worksheets.
These worksheets feature paragraphs that are clearly organized using one of these patterns of organization. Students are required to identify how the text is structured. Then, to help them focus their critical thinking skills, they are to use information from each passage in a graphic organizer. This will help them make connections between text and visual representations of text.
Thanks for checking out my resources on text structure! You may also want to check out my text structure activities, which includes lessons, tests, and projects. I hope that you found what you were looking for. Best wishes!
Sheryl
/ February 13, 2012The site is AWESOME!!
These worksheets are GREAT!!
Easy to read and understand…great supplements to help reinforce instruction especially for visual learners.
Sheri
/ February 11, 2012These are great for practice right before state assessments!!!! Thank you for sharing your hard work!
Laura
/ January 29, 2012This site is awesome! I’ve been looking for brief passages and examples that show patterns of organization. Now, I found some…and more! THANK YOU!!!
Mr. Morton
/ January 31, 2012Come back again! 😀
Hill
/ January 23, 2012This website is awesome! It has truly helped in planning unique activities for my students. I also love the online activities. This is great to use with my active voters which allows for a quick assessment! Thanks!:)
Mr. Morton
/ January 31, 2012That’s awesome. I’d like to build review games into this site too, but one thing at a time…
Trina Brown
/ January 17, 2012These activities are awesome! I love the interactive graphic organizer! I love that you have provided a variety of different activities that all reinforce the same skill set. I often have trouble finding new materials in order to re-teach/reinforce a concept. Please know that you have impacted many, many students with this site! Thank you!
Mr. Morton
/ January 23, 2012Thank you for taking the time to comment.
Tiffany Banniza
/ January 11, 2012Seems I just cannot have too many resources for text format identification. THANKS so much!
Mr. Morton
/ January 14, 2012My pleasure. I’ve got a bunch more that I’m just waiting to add. Maybe I should stop moderating comments and get to that…
Debbie Durham
/ January 3, 2012the BEST resources ….THANKS!
Cheryl King
/ November 30, 2011Our district does not provide enough resources on Text Patterns, and these sheets are wonderful teaching tools. Thanks!
Mr. Morton
/ December 1, 2011Thanks for visiting!
Mrs. Ruffin
/ November 27, 2011This website has been extremely helpful!! I use these daily for independent practice. I especially love how it requires them to justify their responses, thus making them to T-H-I-N-K!!!!!
Mrs. Whitaker
/ November 18, 2011I absolutely love this website. It is truly the best site for finding activities to teach children to identify text structures. Thank you vey much for this awesome site!
Katherine
/ November 13, 2011Thank you for the worksheets. These will be wonderful in reinforcing the lesson on text structure. My students need practice, and these follow the notes I gave last week perfectly! Nice stuff!
Ms. Bates
/ November 8, 2011Wonderful site all together-you don’t know how much easier you’ve made making centers for me!!
Mr. Morton
/ November 14, 2011Happy to hear it. May your centers be productive.
Mrs. Steinhardt
/ November 2, 2011These are great. So often it is hard to find clear examples of the different types of text. I love these!
Tim Miles
/ October 12, 2011Awesome setup, easy to use and incredibly useful content!
Okechukwu
/ October 11, 2011Thanks, I can’t say enough thanks for the worksheets.
Jeff Cumbo
/ October 10, 2011Thank you so very much for this wonderful resource.
Erika
/ October 4, 2011Thank you soo much for your help! These are the best that I found on the web by far. I plan to do a “puzzle” activity by having the text structures on opposite sides and the students finding the correct match. I am also going to plan a competition where the table who could organize the structures correctly furst and show proof wins (a tootsie is all I can afford!)
Mr. Morton
/ October 4, 2011What great activity suggestions. Thanks for visiting.
Ms. T.
/ September 30, 2011These were great! Thank you so much for the effort you put into putting these materials together in such an organized manner!
Mr. Morton
/ October 4, 2011Happy to help. I’ll be uploading more in the next few weeks. Thanks for visiting.
Lori Ocampo
/ September 21, 2011Thanks for the worksheets….I am so tired of having to re-invent the wheel or purchase with my own money….Thanks again for the help and support!
Mr. Morton
/ September 22, 2011You’re so welcome.
Come back soon!
Angela Amezaga
/ September 20, 2011Thank you so very much for the time and effort you have dedicated to this website. It is so helpful! I use if very often and I recommend it all the time.
Linda
/ September 18, 2011fantastic…just what i needed for teaching organizational structure next week….what a time-saver
Ashley
/ September 11, 2011This is fantastic!!! Thanks for sharing your materials!
Mr. Morton
/ September 13, 2011Thanks for visiting, Ashley.
Mercy Dybas
/ September 10, 2011I just have to say Thank you! to you for being so generous and sharing your amazing work. I have ESE and failing students that need your structured and very well done worksheets! I will be forever grateful I hope that one day I could return the favor! I so appreciate it!
Mr. Morton
/ September 13, 2011You’re visiting is appreciation enough. Thank you.
Nancy
/ August 27, 2011Wonderful site! Will definitely be using this site with the kids in my reading class this year. Finally something for kids not in elementary school!
Mr. Morton
/ September 13, 2011I’m pleased to hear it, Nancy.
Ms. Egnew
/ August 19, 2011This is a great site. I love the assessment piece where students can print their results. It helps me know the pieces I need to reteach. Thank you for sharing your resources.
Mr. Morton
/ August 19, 2011Thanks for visiting, Ms. Egnew.
sheri
/ August 17, 2011These worksheets are so helpful especially having a 4 yr. old & 1 yr. old @ home & thus having very little time. 🙂 It is just trying to get used to the new core standards and creating a new pacing calendar. I feel like I hit the gold mine. Thanks so much for sharing your lessons, worksheets, power points etc.
I REALLY appreciate it!!
Mr. Morton
/ August 17, 2011It’s my pleasure, Sheri.
Thanks for visiting.
Cat L.
/ July 14, 2011Mr. Morton,
I am a first year teacher, and I cannot believe the quality and organization of the worksheets you have posted on your site. As I travel around Google trying to find things I can use, yours truly stand out in the crowd. I am bookmarking you, and hope to see more from you in the future! THANK YOU for making my first year a little less stressful!!!
Mr. Morton
/ July 14, 2011Thank you kindly, Cat. Go Google!
lsnook
/ April 18, 2011These pages and powerpoints were exactly what I needed to preview standards for my Ohio achievement tests. Thanks. Linda
Mr. Morton
/ April 18, 2011Pleased to hear it, Linda. Check back for new interactive worksheets and updates.
HRice
/ April 13, 2011LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this! THANKS so much for sharing!
Connie
/ April 10, 2011Mr. Morton,
I appreciate your dedication and obvious love of teaching. I found this website last week and used the text structure ppt and worksheets. My students had light bulbs going off all day long! Thank you so much for taking the time to do this. I will be teaching author’s purpose this week and look forward to the class participation and excitement.
Mr. Morton
/ April 12, 2011So pleased to hear it, Connie. May you and your students find great success in the class room.
S
/ April 4, 2011Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge!
Tracey
/ April 1, 2011Are there answer sheets to these worksheets? Great resource!
Mr. Morton
/ April 2, 2011Answers added.
Ms. V
/ March 31, 2011I Love this Text Structure stuff! My kids were struggling with this! I shared with my colleagues. Sorry to ask, but are there Answer keys for this stuff? I want to make sure I am correct. 🙂
Mr. Morton
/ April 2, 2011Answers added. Thanks for visiting!
Mrs. Davis
/ March 26, 2011Thanks for the worksheets. I have been teaching for three years, and this is the first time that I have found something useful in helping me teach text structures. You are wonderful!
Mr. Morton
/ March 26, 2011I’m so happy to help. Thanks for visiting.
Akins 01
/ March 21, 2011Thanks so much for sharing! I can’t wait to introduce the material found at your site. My students will be tested this year on text structure and I have been looking everywhere for material to assist my students.
Christine
/ March 21, 2011Thank you so much for sharing your work. It is very well structured and covers the topic in an organized manner. I think it will be a great help to my students.
Linda
/ March 20, 2011Teaching text structure utilizing trade books or textbooks is not easy since most authors utilize a variety of structures within their writing. These short passages along with the graphic organizers are an excellent guide for scaffolding student learning.
Thank you
Betty Woodson
/ March 16, 2011This is outstanding!!! I cannot wait to share this with my students and co-workers.
Vickie
/ March 13, 2011Dear Mr. Morton,
Thank you so much for these worksheets. This will be a fabulous activity to truly put students’ ability to determine the correct organizational pattern into practice. Interesting coincidence — My students call me Ms. Mort for short! 🙂
Eve
/ March 12, 2011These lessons and activities are practical and relevant. I’m certain my students will benefit enormously from using them.
Samantha
/ March 12, 2011Thanks for the worksheets, you have done a wonderful job! You have saved this new teacher a headache and a full weekend’s worth of battling word documents…
Vanessa Miles
/ February 21, 2011Thank you for taking the time to put together these worksheets. I have been looking for short passages to practice finding structure.
Lisa Flagg
/ February 17, 2011Thank you very much for wonderful worksheets to allow students to see various organizational patterns at one time. Great worksheets.
julieta
/ February 14, 2011This is great! Thanks for sharing this with us.
Mr. Morton
/ February 14, 2011It’s my pleasure. Thanks for visiting!
Amanda
/ February 8, 2011I just found your site today. Love it! I can’t wait to use these with my students.
Mr. Morton
/ February 10, 2011I’m Pleased to hear it, Amanda. Thanks for taking the time to comment. May your implementation be successful.
Cira Marti
/ January 27, 2011I loved these! Thank you so much for sharing. I will use with my students and share with the teachers at my school. We have been looking desperately for something to help our students with text structure. This is perfect!
Mr. Morton
/ January 27, 2011I’m pleased to hear it.
I plan on expanding this area of the site in the future. Thank you for your interest and taking the time to comment.
Mrs. Puryear
/ January 19, 2011I got excited when I saw the way these were set up. However, in Oklahoma, we combine sequence and chronological as 1 text structure. Then, we add descriptive. It can be difficult to teach concepts like this when there is not one standard. So, I will modify these to suit my needs, but a great idea!
Mr. Morton
/ January 19, 2011Thanks so much for your interest, Mrs. Puryear. I understand that the lexicon can vary from state to state, and I look forward to the day when the curriculum is nationally unified. I applaud you for taking the initiative to modify the assignments to meet your needs, and I encourage you to check back for updates occasionally as I intend to continue improving the site. Thanks again for taking the time to comment.
Mrs. Miller
/ January 15, 2011These examples were so very helpful! Thank you!
Mr. Morton
/ January 19, 2011My pleasure, Mrs. Miller. Thank you for your support.
Katie
/ January 13, 2011Thank you so much for these worksheets! I have spent hours before looking for extra practice in identifying text structure or order of ideas with little results. These worksheets are great, and I’m sure my students will find them helpful.
Mr. Morton
/ January 14, 2011That makes me happy. Taking the time to leave these comment really inspires me to continue improving the site. Thanks again for your interest and appreciation.
Nancy
/ January 7, 2011I think this is fantastic. Well organized and easy to understand. Looking forward to using it with my students. Thanks.
Mr. Morton
/ January 8, 2011Thanks Nancy. I hope that the implementation goes well in your classroom. I intend to continue expanding and improving the site, so check back soon for more resources that you may find useful. Thanks again for your interest.