This resource focuses on text structure by defining the types of organizational patterns and providing examples of each. These are followed by a list of links to practice activities on text structure and main idea, as well as some videos.

Want to improve your students' reading skills? This is a good place to find the types of directed activities, using a definition text, reconstruction/analysis activities, and advantages of using DARTs.

This activity focuses on the organization of your paper including how to write a thesis statement, the elements of an effective paragraph, patterns of organization, transitions, and conclusions. It also provides a video of the Toulmin...

In this text structure reading test, students read passages and select the pattern of organization used; they sometimes have to explain their reasons using evidence from the text.

In this text structure test, students read passages and select the correct text structure; they are sometimes asked to explain how the evidence to prove their selections.

This interactive set of flashcards helps students to learn the terms and definitions for types of text structure, organizational patterns, and keywords and graphic organizers for the types of text structures.

This learning module focuses on comparing organizational patterns in informational texts including chronological order, compare and contrast, cause and effect, and problem and solutions. Click on each text structure for an explanation.

This assessment consists of five multiple-choice questions over the types of text structure and organizational patterns.

This interactive set of flashcards help students learn the types of text structure, organizational patterns, and signal words for each pattern of organization.

This interactive test features six matching and six multiple choice questions having to do with text structure and organizational patterns.

In this interactive game, students match the types of text structure to their descriptions.

This interactive set of flashcards helps students to learn the terms and definitions of the types of text structure

This interactive assessment consists of five multiple-choice questions over the types of text structure and patterns of organization.

In this learning game, students match the term with the description of the types of text structures and patterns of organization.

This set of interactive flashcards helps students learn the terms and definitions for the types of text structure and patterns of organization.

In this interactive game, students match the terms for the types of text structure to the correct descriptions.

This interactive set of flashcards helps students learn the terms and types of text structures and patterns of organization.

In this interactive game, students match the types of text structure to their definitions.

In this interactive game, students match the terms for the type of text structure to their definitions.

This interactive assessment consists of six multiple-choice questions over text structures and patterns of organization.

This is an interactive test over text structure including patterns of organization, types of writing, and graphic organizers. It consists of nine matching and eight multiple-choice questions.

In writing and reading organization is the key to a reader's understanding. A great site for those of you who are looking for some further explanation of organization in writing. There is instruction, an example text, and specific...

This lesson focuses on structure and logic including types and purposes of essays, organizational patterns, argumentative writing, and logic and fallacies.

Not sure what a definition paper is? This is a great site from the Capital Community College to help you with developing a definition. Includes a sample essay and guiding questions.