Text Structure/ Organization

For this assignment Does not need to be a five paragraph essay. Use body paragraphs to demonstrate different ideas, the next step in a process, different aspects of your topic, etc. Ideas need to build on each other- Explain the basic and work towards the complex. Feel free to divide into subheadings if it works for your topic. Use transition words, phrases, or sentences to move from one idea to the next.

Text Structures Specific methods for organizing information Compare/ Contrast Main idea/ Supporting Detail Argument/ Support Chronological Order/ Sequence Problem/ Solution Cause/ Effect - Can use text structures to organize your entire essay, a subheading, or just a paragraph.

Return to the Nat Geo Article and annotate for the following Examples of Text Structures Transition words/ phrases Use of subheadings