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Understanding Academic Text Structures

The document discusses different text structures used to organize information including chronological, spatial, logical, and analysis/classification. Chronological order is used for biographies and arranges events in time. Logical order organizes information through inductive, deductive, or cause and effect reasoning. Analysis/classification breaks down information into defined parts like definitions, descriptions, comparisons, and processes.

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Understanding Academic Text Structures

The document discusses different text structures used to organize information including chronological, spatial, logical, and analysis/classification. Chronological order is used for biographies and arranges events in time. Logical order organizes information through inductive, deductive, or cause and effect reasoning. Analysis/classification breaks down information into defined parts like definitions, descriptions, comparisons, and processes.

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  • Introduction to Text Structures
  • Purpose of Text Organization
  • Group Activity
  • Example: William Shakespeare
  • Chronological Order
  • Spatial Order
  • Logical Order
  • Logical Order: Continuation
  • Analysis/Classification
  • Continuation of Analysis/Classification
  • Comparison and Contrast
  • Individual Activity
  • Assignment

TEXT STRUCTURES

- Determining how a material


is organized.
Organization of text

understanding main topic &


supporting points

aid in writing effective paragraphs


and essays
Group Activity (10 min)

1. Read the excerpt given to your


group and identify the following:
a. Author’s purpose
b. Audience
2. Explain how the text was
organized.
On April 23, 1564, William Shakespeare
was born in Stratford-on-Avon in England.
He attended a local grammar school in town.
At the age of 18 he married Ann Hathaway.
Several years later he travelled to London.
By the time he was 28 he had established his
reputation by acting and writing plays. Other
than these facts, little is known of
Shakespear’s early life.
1. CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
 Often used in fiction, biography,
and autobiography
 May include flashbacks that
describe previous events and/ or
experiences
2. SPATIAL ORDER
 Used for descriptive writing
 May include left-to-right, top-to-
bottom, front-to-back, or inner-
to-outer descriptions
3. LOGICAL ORDER
Often used in persuasive speeches and
essays
May use patterns of logic in a number of
ways:
a. Inductive reasoning- specific or
particular facts lead to a general conclusion.
b. Deductive reasoning- a general truth
leads to the of specific or particular
cases.
a. Cause and effect- explanation by
telling why or how something
happened. Describes how two or more
events are related or connected.
4. ANALYSIS/CLASSIFICATION
 Used for explaining , defining, and
directing
 May use the following patterns:
a. Definition- give the meaning
of an entity.
b. Static description- gives the reader
a detailed observation.
Crispness is achieved through
sensory language.
c. Process description- it gives the
readers a clear description of how
something is done.
d. Comparison and contrast
-it draws the reader’s
attention to similarities and
differences.
Activity
Read each paragraph
carefully and determine the
text structure.
Assignment
[Link] is a thesis
statement?
[Link] are the features of a
thesis statement?

TEXT STRUCTURES - Determining how a material is organized.
Organization of text understanding main topic & supporting points aid in writing effective paragraphs and essays
Group Activity (10 min) 1. Read the excerpt given to your group and identify the following: a. Author’s purpose
On April 23, 1564, William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-on-Avon in England. He attended a local grammar sc
1. CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER Often used in fiction, biography, and autobiography May include flashbacks that describe previous
2. SPATIAL ORDER Used for descriptive writing May include left-to-right, top-to- bottom, front-to-back, or inner- to-outer
3. LOGICAL ORDER Often used in persuasive speeches and essays May use patterns of logic in a number of ways: a. Inductive
b. Deductive reasoning- a general truth leads to the of specific or particular cases. a. Cause and effect- explanation by
4. ANALYSIS/CLASSIFICATION Used for explaining , defining, and directing May use the following patterns: a. Definition- gi
b. Static description- gives the reader a detailed observation. Crispness is achieved through sensory language. c. P

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