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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
TitleSubtitl
e
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
VisualRepresenta
tion
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