Text Structures a.k.a.

Organizational Patterns
organizes article
structures selection
The author the by
develops section
focuses paragraph

Main Idea and

Signal Words then Text Structure Verb + Author’s Viewpoint =
The words ___signal words_________ _____verb_________ the author’s argument that
_________main idea + author’s viewpoint_______ .

The purpose of the article is to ____(P/I/E/E) verb______ _______main idea + viewpoint

(perspective presented from the author).
The purpose of the article is to INFORM us about three black women who worked for
NASA and were not given credit for their help with launching the first man into space due
to the segregation that caused them to be unrecognized.

The signal words _____________ convey the text structure is ____________ because
__________________________.