Nonfiction Text Structure Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions

Description

How many times have you watched a student read a passage and completely miss the presence of a compare and contrast or problem and solution relationship? Understanding how a text is organized and recognizing common text structures allows students to see how information is related in an informational text and come away with greater comprehension. These Nonfiction Text Structure Passages were specifically written for students to gain experience with organizational structures used in nonfiction texts. With 3 differentiated levels for each of my 10 passages, your students will be recognizing and reading for text structure in no time!

You’ll Love:

● Reliable and ready-to-go resources to give kids more practice with nonfiction text structures

● Spending less time planning your centers, guided reading, and small group instruction

● Meeting students where they are – with 3 different levels, everyone feels challenged

What You Get:

Leveled Passages

● 10 differentiated nonfiction passages

● 3 levels of differentiation per passage

● Word count and Lexile levels recorded in the top left corner of each passage

Graphic Organizers Based on Text Structures:

● Venn Diagram for compare and contrast

● Timeline for sequence of events

● Concept web

● Cause and effect graphic organizer

● Problem and solution graphic organizer

Five Short-Answer and Multiple Choice Questions Per Passage For Students To:

● Analyze how information is organized in a text

● Identify signal words for common text structures

Detailed Answer Keys

●Detailed exemplar responses for each question set

Digital Option for Use With Google

●Option to go 100% paperless with this resource

Ideas for Use:

●Small group instruction and intervention for struggling students

●Independent practice for a skills refresh

●Whole group instruction for a reteach or extra practice

Why Teachers Like You LOVE This Resource:

“Another useful product that I’m glad to use with my sixth-grade tutoring student. The graphic organizers, high-interest passages, and in-depth questions are helping develop her comfort level with text structure.”, –Natasha L.

“This packet is awesome! My resource student was able to work on so many skills and question types using these passages! I love that there’s differentiated reading levels as well.” -X is for Apple

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