This booklet is designed with the aim of looking at the cause, effect, descriptive, compare and contrast, sequence, and problem-solving text structures. It involves various fun-based activities which enhance the creativity and knowledge of the students.
1. Exploring Text Structure: Basic Economics Looking at: Cause and Effect, Descriptive, Compare and Contrast, Sequence, and Problem and Solution text structures Created by Julie Mulherin
2. Notes about this product: o Thank you for downloading this freebie! If you like it make sure to check out the other text structure packets. There is a Social Studies and Science Bundle, a Holiday Bundle, and individual topics available in my store. o There are many different ways that I use these text structure sets. I mix it up with my students, but no matter how I use them, I feel like my students benefit! The more text structure practice they have, they better they get at identifying the structures! o I hand out one single paragraph page each day during a week. Students highlight their words and try to figure out the text structure. I walk around and check students’ ideas. Once I verify the correct structure they unfold the page and start working on the organizer. After we complete each individual paragraph together, I have students complete the page with all the paragraphs on it as an assessment. o Sometimes I randomly hand out the single paragraph pages to students. I have them fill out the organizers and get into groups of 5. I make sure each group has someone with each text structure. After they share with their groups, I have the students individually fill out the page with all the text structures on it. This helps hold my students accountable during sharing time. o I love to use these pages during guided reading! We look at the page with all the paragraphs on it. Then I focus on one text structure and use that individual page. o Thank you for your purchase! Be sure to leave feedback to earn credits for future products. o Feel free to email me with any questions or for suggestions for future text structure products: llamawithclass@gmail.com I hope your class enjoys learning about text structure!
3. Name______________________ Text Structure: Economics Text is written differently depending on the text structure. Match the correct text structure with each paragraph. Compare and Contrast Descriptive Sequence Cause and Effect Problem and Solution Text Structure: ___________________ Text Structure: ______________________ Stores change what they sell and how much Imagine you had to pay for something very important, but you things cost based on what the consumer wants. already spent all your money. This could be a big problem. A budget This is called supply and demand. The supply is can help you organize how you spend your money so you don’t run the product that can be purchased and the out of money. Budgeting your money can help you plan for big demand is how many people want the product. expenses in the future. For example, going on vacation can be very Since it is cold in the winter, the demand for expensive. To solve the problem of an expensive trip, you can save a swimsuits is low. This means that swimsuits little money at a time until you have enough. will be cheaper in the winter. In the summer, however, a lot of people need swimsuits. This Text Structure: ______________________ high demand causes swimsuits to cost full Money has changed over time. First, people used to trade or barter price. On a really hot day, ice cream will cost when they wanted something. Then, people began using items to act full price because lots of people want a cool like currency. For example, the ancient Mayans used to use chocolate treat. An ice cream store might have a sale on as money. Next, people created coins to be used as money. This made a cold day because the demand for ice cream currency more standard, but it weighed a lot! Later, paper money will be lower. was used. Today, many people pay for things with a credit card or banking apps. How do you think money will change in the future? Text Structure: _____________________ Running a business is hard work! Business Text Structure: _______________________ owners have to be very organized and People spend money on both goods and services. A good is an actual determined. They need to keep track of all the item that you can buy like a toy or a car. A service, however, is expenses a business has. They also need to make not an actual thing. When you pay for a service, you are paying sure to pay employees and order enough goods someone to do something. For example, mowing the lawn or dog to sell to consumers. A business owner is in walking are services. Sometimes a business can provide both goods charge of the decisions to make their business and services. For example, a car shop might sell tires and also put successful. Running a business can be very them on your car. Businesses can sell both goods and services and rewarding but also takes a lot of effort. consumers can buy both too. !Julie Mulherin 2016
4. Name_______________ Economics Causes Effects Can you determine the text structure used? Read the paragraph below and highlight key words that help you determine text structure. Fill out the text structure so and unfold your page to fill out the organizer. Possible Text Structures: *Sequence *Compare and Contrast *Problem and Solution because *Cause and Effect *Descriptive Fold here until the text structure is determined. Unfold to fill out the graphic organizer. Stores change what they sell and how much things cost based on what the so consumer wants. This is called supply and demand. The supply is the product that can be purchased and the demand is because how many people want the product. Since it is cold in the winter, the demand for swimsuits is low. This means that swimsuits will be cheaper in the winter. In the summer, however, a lot of people so need swimsuits. This high demand causes swimsuits to cost full price. On a really hot day, ice cream will cost full because price because lots of people want a cool treat. An ice cream store might have a sale on a cold day because so the demand for ice cream will be lower. Text Structure: because ______________________________ !Julie Mulherin 2016
5. Name_______________ Economics Topic Can you determine the text structure used? Read the paragraph below and highlight key words that help you determine text structure. Fill out the text structure and unfold your page to fill out the organizer. Possible Text Structures: *Sequence *Compare and Contrast *Problem and Solution *Cause and Effect *Descriptive Supporting Details Fold here until the text structure is determined. Unfold to fill out the graphic organizer. Running a business is hard work! Business owners have to be very organized and determined. They need to keep track of all the expenses a business has. They also need to make sure to pay employees and order enough goods to sell to consumers. A business owner is in charge of the decisions to make their business successful. Running a business can be very rewarding but also takes a lot of effort. Text Structure: _______________________ !Julie Mulherin 2016
6. Name_______________ Economics Can you determine the text structure used? Read the paragraph below and highlight key words that help you Problems Solutions determine text structure. Fill out the text structure and unfold your page to fill out the organizer. Possible Text Structures: *Sequence *Compare and Contrast *Problem and Solution *Cause and Effect *Descriptive Fold here until the text structure is determined. Unfold to fill out the graphic organizer. Imagine you had to pay for something very Important, but you already spent all your money. This could be a big problem. A budget can help you organize how you spend your money so you don’t run out of money. Budgeting your money can help you plan for big expenses in the future. For example, going on vacation can be very expensive. To solve the problem of an expensive trip, you can save a little money at a time until you have enough. Text Structure: __________________________ !Julie Mulherin 2016
7. Name_______________ Economics First Can you determine the text structure used? Read the paragraph below and highlight key words that help you determine text structure. Fill out the text structure and unfold your page to fill out the organizer. Possible Text Structures: *Sequence *Compare and Contrast *Problem and Solution *Cause and Effect *Descriptive Then Fold here until the text structure is determined. Unfold to fill out the graphic organizer. Money has changed over time. First, people used to trade or barter when they wanted something. Then, people began Next using items to act like currency. For example, the ancient Mayans used to use chocolate as money. Next, people created coins to be used as money. This made currency more standard, Later but it weighed a lot! Later, paper money was used. Today, many people pay for things with a credit card or banking apps. How do you think money will change in the future? Today Text Structure: __________________________ !Julie Mulherin 2016
8. Name_______________ Economics Can you determine the text structure used? Read the Goods paragraph below and highlight key words that help you determine text structure. Fill out the text structure and unfold your page to fill out the organizer. Possible Text Structures: *Sequence *Compare and Contrast *Problem and Solution *Cause and Effect *Descriptive Fold here until the text structure is determined. Unfold to fill out the graphic organizer. People spend money on both goods and services. A good is an actual item Both that you can buy like a toy or a car. A service, however, is not an actual thing. When you pay for a service, you are paying someone to do something. For example, mowing the lawn or dog walking are services. Sometimes a business can provide both goods and services. For example, Services a car shop might sell tires and also put them on your car. Businesses can sell both goods and services and consumers can buy both too. Text Structure: _____________________ !Julie Mulherin 2016
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