Understanding Text Structure
Teach students to identify the following text structures:
Example: "The crocodile is the master of deception in the water. It stalks its prey and then swiftly closes in for the kill."
Example: "One problem to resolve in crocodile watching is transportation. How can an observer get close enough to watch without scaring it away or being attacked?"
Example: "Archaeologists have helped us to understand that the evolution of the crocodile began with ..."
Example: "The power of the crocodile is like that of a monstrous machine. With one lunge it can destroy its prey and protect the kill from other predators."
Example: "We observed the crocodile as it stalked a raccoon moving through the moonlight toward the edge of the water. As a result of a noise we made, the raccoon bolted..."
Example: "When observing a crocodile, first you must..."
from Revisit, Reflect, Retell by Linda Hoyt Heinemann