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Identifying Text Structure #1

The document provides instructions for completing a graphic organizer by identifying the text structure of six passages and filling in the appropriate graphic organizer for each passage. The passages are about chemical and physical changes, making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, the chess player Bobby Fischer, saving tigers, the causes of the Great Recession, and applying a screen protector. Students are to read the passages and identify whether each passage is chronological, compare and contrast, sequence, cause and effect, problem and solution, or another text structure.

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Identifying Text Structure #1

The document provides instructions for completing a graphic organizer by identifying the text structure of six passages and filling in the appropriate graphic organizer for each passage. The passages are about chemical and physical changes, making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, the chess player Bobby Fischer, saving tigers, the causes of the Great Recession, and applying a screen protector. Students are to read the passages and identify whether each passage is chronological, compare and contrast, sequence, cause and effect, problem and solution, or another text structure.

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Note: Every graphic organizer must fill and completed properly!!

Identifying Text Structure #1 Name: _________________________________________________Grade and section_______


Directions: Read the passages. Identify the text structure. Write information from the passage into the appropriate graphic organizer.
Which passage is chronological? Which passage is compare and contrast? Which passage is sequence?
Put information from the passage onto the Put information from the passage onto the Put information from the passage onto the
graphic organizer. graphic organizer. graphic organizer.

Passage Name: Passage Name: Passage Name:


What is being compared & contrasted?

4.
First Event

Third Event Ways Similar Ways Different 3.

1. 1.
Earliest Point Most Recent 2.
In Time Point in Time 2. 2.

Second Event 3. 3. 1.

Which passage is cause and effect? Which passage is problem and solution? Which passage is chronological?
Put information from the passage onto the Put information from the passage onto the Put information from the passage onto the
graphic organizer. graphic organizer. graphic organizer.

Passage Name: Passage Name: Passage Name:

Cause #1
Solution
Effect Problem First Event

Third Event

Solution Earliest Point Most Recent


Cause #2
In Time Point in Time

Second Event
Passage #1 – Chemical and Physical Changes
All matter, all things can be changed in two ways: chemically and
physically. Both chemical and physical changes affect the state of matter.
Physical changes are those that do not change the make-up or identity of
the matter. For example, clay will bend or flatten if squeezed, but it will
still be clay. Changing the shape of clay is a physical change, and does
not change the matter’s identity. Chemical changes turn the matter into a
new kind of matter with different properties. For example, when paper is
burnt, it becomes ash and will never be paper again. The difference
between them is that physical changes are temporary or only last for a
little while, and chemical changes are permanent, which means they last
forever. Physical and chemical changes both affect the state of matter.

Passage #2 – The Best PB & J Ever


When I got home from school after a long boring day, I took out the
peanut butter, jelly, and bread. After taking the lid off of the jars, I spread
the peanut butter on one side of the bread and the jelly on the other, and
then I put the two pieces of bread together. After that, I enjoyed it while
watching “Cops” on the TV. I swear, that was the best peanut butter and
jelly sandwich I ever ate.

Passage #3 – Bobby Fischer


Robert James Fischer was born in Chicago but unlocked the secrets of
chess in a Brooklyn apartment right above a candy store. At the age of six
he taught himself to play by following the instruction booklet that came
with his chess board. After spending much of his childhood in chess
clubs, Fischer said that, “One day, I just got good.” That may be a bit of
an understatement. At the age of 13 he won the U.S. Junior Chess
Championship, becoming the youngest Junior Champion ever. At the age
of 14 he won the U.S. Championship and became the youngest U.S.
Champion in history. Fischer would go on to become the World
Champion of chess, but he would also grow to become his own worst
enemy. Instead of defending the title, he forfeited it to the next challenger
without even making a move, and the rise of a chess superstar ended with
a fizzle.
Passage #4 – Save the Tigers
Dr. Miller doesn’t want the tigers to vanish. These majestic beasts are
disappearing at an alarming rate. Dr. Miller thinks that we should write to
our congress people. If we let them know that we demand the preservation
of this species, maybe we can make a difference. Dr. Miller also thinks
that we should donate to Save the Tigers. Our donations will help to
support and empower those who are fighting the hardest to preserve the
tigers. We owe it to our grandchildren to do something.

Passage #5 – The Great Recession


Many people are confused about why our economy went to shambles in
2008. The crisis was actually the result of a combination of many
complex factors. First, easy credit conditions allowed people who were
high-risk or unworthy of credit to borrow, and even people who had no
income were eligible for large loans. Second, banks would bundle these
toxic loans and sell them as packages on the financial market. Third, large
insurance firms backed these packages, misrepresenting these high-risk
loans as safe investments. Fourth, because of the ease of acquiring credit
and the rapid growth in the housing market, people were buying two or
three houses, intending to sell them for more than they paid. All of these
factors created bubbles of speculation. These bubbles burst, sending the
whole market into a downward spiral, causing employers to lose capital
and lay off employees. Consumer spending then plummeted and most
businesses suffered. The economy is like a big boat, and once it gets
moving quickly in the wrong direction, it’s hard to turn it around.

Passage #6 – Screen Protector


Before applying the screen protector, clean the surface of your phone’s
screen with a soft cloth. Once the surface of your screen is clean, remove
the paper backing on the screen protector. Evenly apply the sticky side of
the screen protector to your phone’s screen. Smooth out any air bubble
trapped on between the protector and the phone screen. Enjoy the added
protection.

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