This activity will help you meet these educational goals:
You will analyze the structure an author uses to organize a text, including how the major sections contribute to the whole and to the development of the ideas.
Directions
Read the instructions for this self-checked activity. Type in your response to each question, and check your answers. At the end of the activity, write a brief evaluation of your work.
Part A
In the chart, identify the text structure(s) used in the reading selection "Collecting Rocks." Complete the chart by including signal words you read. Also, include the questions that you used to determine the text structure(s). Note that there may be more than one text structure in the reading selection.
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Part B
Based on the text structure or text structures that you identified in part A, what do you think was the author’s purpose for writin