Analyze a speaker’s formality of language in order to comprehend, interpret, and respond appropriately. Examples: active/passive voice, diction, syntax
Arizona Academic Standards:
8.RI.5
Common Core State Standards:
Literacy.RI.8.5
Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE):
ELAGSE8RI5
Analyze in detail the structure of a specific paragraph in a text, including the role of particular sentences in developing and refining a key concept.
California Common Core State Standards:
RI.8.5
Analyze in detail the structure of a specific paragraph in a text, including the role of particular sentences in developing and refining a key concept. a. Analyze the use of text features (e.g., graphics, headers, captions) in consumer materials.
Tennessee Academic Standards:
8.RI.CS.5
Analyze in detail the structure of a specific paragraph or section in a text, including the role of particular sentences in developing and refining a key concept.
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS):
8.10.C*
make subtle inferences and draw complex conclusions about the ideas in text and their organizational patterns
Pennsylvania Core Standards:
CC.1.2.8.E
Analyze the structure of the text through evaluation of the author’s use of specific sentences and paragraphs to develop and refine a concept.
Pennsylvania Core Standards:
E08.B-C.2.1.2
Analyze in detail the structure of a specific paragraph in a text, including the role of particular sentences in developing and refining a key concept.
Florida - Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking:
ELA.8.R.2.1
Analyze how individual text sections and/or features convey a purpose and/or meaning in texts
Arkansas Academic Standards:
8.RC.12.RI
Examine the structure of a specific paragraph in a text, including how the sentences clarify the central idea.
8th Grade Reading - Text Structure in Informational Texts Lesson
Text Structure
Authors organize passages in certain ways to help readers better understand the text. This is called text structure.
Here are five types of text structures an author may use in a passage:
Chronology – when a passage is written in the order of when the events happened or will happen
Comparison – when a passage is written to compare events, ideas, people, things, etc.
Cause and Effect – when a passage shows how one thing (the cause) created, or led to, another (the effect)
Problem and Solution – when a passage shows a problem and tells the reader how to fix it (the solution)
Proposition and Support - when a passage presents an idea or a claim and supports it with reasons, details, and examples