Identify the organizational structures of informational texts (e.g., chronological, sequential, cause-effect, comparison-contrast, problem-solution). 0801.6.9

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1. Cause-Effect

   1. Adverb Clauses: Cause and Effect Relationships - complete the statement to create a cause and effect
   2. Cause and Effect Transitions - Combine two sentences using connecting words to show cause and effect.
   3. Cause and Effect - Quia Quiz
   4. Cause and Effect Activities and Quizzes - a collection of resources at Internet4Classrooms
   5. Cause and Effect Diagrams - Lesson showing how to think through causes of a problem
   6. Cause and Effect Sheet - Read passage online and answer questions on paper
   7. Cause and Effect Lesson - explore some cause and effect situations using graphic organizers
   8. Cause and Effect Pretest - Short passages to read, followed by questions, after taking the pretest try another Pre- test
   9. Cause and Effect quizzes - Quiz One | Quiz Two | Quiz Three | Quiz Four | Quiz Five

   Compare-Contrast

   1. Compare and Contrast Activities - a collection of resources at Internet4Classrooms
   2. Compare and Contrast Lesson Plans - a collection of resources at Internet4Classrooms
   3. Compare or Contrast? - Which is it? Read the sentence and decide whether you are comparing or contrasting
   4. Comparing and Contrasting Fables - apply literal, interpretive, and critical thinking skills to two versions of a fable. They will then draw a cartoon to illustrate the moral of one of the fables they read.
   5. Comparing and Contrasting: Picturing an Organizational Pattern - investigate picture books organized in comparison/contrast structures to discover methods of organization
   6. Enchanting Readers with Revisionist Fairy Tales - students will read three examples of literature in which common fairy tale themes are revised and then compare and contrast them thematically and in terms of form.
   7. Practice with Comparison and Contrast - lab activity to find and organize similarities and differences
   8. Test Tutor - compare and contrast practice
   9. Ordering the Phrases - interactive quiz - learn about the different stages of a presentation and to learn some phrases that tell your audience where you are in your presentation
   10. Patterns of Organization and Their Clue Words- handout; defines term with example word usage [This expired page is from the Internet Archive known as the Wayback Machine.]
   11. Principles of Organization - scroll to middle of page to get to this section - four broad principles
   12. Planning, Writing, and Completing Oral Presentations - quiz with 30 multiple choice questions and 5 essay questions

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