Analyzing Text Structure is an analytical reading strategy that readers use to examine text structure; that is, they study how ideas are organized and how that organization contributes to the meaning of a text. Students should learn to analyze text structure in order to gain a deeper understanding of the ideas in a text. Analyzing Text Structure is also a useful strategy for teaching students how to write organized, well-constructed arguments. When students study the choices authors make, they can begin to mimic those choices in their own writing.
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Literacy Standards In Action
We've mapped our literacy lessons and reading, speaking, and writing skills to state standards, Common Core, and NGSS. The standards are "the what" to teach. Our lessons are "the how" to meet the expectations defined by the standards. Click on the links below to view our quick reference table that maps standards to literacy lessons.
