Cornell Notes Text Structures Name:

8th Grade Reading Class:

Date:

Questions: Notes:

What are text structures  the _________________ ______________ used in informational text

Why are text structures

Important? Making Information Clear
 authors choose structure to __________________ information and _______
their _____________ ___________.
 Readers use ______________________ to support _________________,
or the meaning of text

Writing Clarity
 _____________ use organization to develop their __________ of ________
 They use different approaches to _____________ their ______________
 They pick an _________________________ format that will help ______
their ________ _______ to the reader.

Questions Readers Ask…

1. Why has the ____________ chosen this particular _________________ __________?
2. Can I see a _________________ to the ______________?
3. How are the ________ divided and _____________?

5 Organizational Patterns
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Questions: Notes:
Description Key Words * For example , * ____________, Characteristics include, *_________, *______________
* _______________ * Spatial words like _________, ___________, __________, etc

Which key words help you Description Example 1-

figure out the text structure

Description Example 2

What is Chronological When a story or ____________________ is told in the ___________ that the
Order? _____________ occurred

Chronological Key Words *First, ________, Then, __________, ___________, _____________________, _________,
_________

Which key words Chronological Example 1

Summary: