Text Structure Task Cards | PDF and Digital | Distance Learning

This set of 32 task cards will give your upper elementary and middle school students an opportunity to practice reading nonfiction passages and identifying the five types of text structures. These are the informational text structures addressed in Common Core Reading standards.

It addresses the following five text structures:

→ Sequence

→ Compare and Contrast

→ Cause and Effect

→ Problem and Solution

→ Description

One unique feature about these informational text structure task cards is that each set of four task cards are related to the same topic. Therefore, student have an opportunity to see how different text structures can be applied to a topic, resulting in very different paragraphs. The topics are as follows:

Cards 1-4: Bears

Cards 5-8: The Grand Canyon

Cards 9-12: French Fries

Cards 13-16: Wildfires

Cards 17- 20: Bicycles

Cards 21-24: Glaciers

Cards 24-28: Tsunamis

Cards 29-32: Olympics

An answer key is included.

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********This resource is available in two formats:

1. Traditional Printables- Print the PDF and distribute paper task cards and recording sheets.

2. TpT Digital Activity- With this format, an interactive layer has been added to the original PDF!** This paperless version uses text boxes so that your students can complete it on a device. You can assign it to your students via Google Drive, and they can return it to you to review. Click on the Getting Started Guide to learn more about this version of the activity!

These are available in Google Forms format, as well. If you would rather own the self-checking Google format, click HERE.

These are some of the other nonfiction text structure products in my store.

Nonfiction Text Structure FLIPBOOK (including 10 days of lesson plans)

Nonfiction Text Structure Powerpoint

Informational Text Structure Worksheet Packet (including graphic organizers!)

Nonfiction Text Structure Posters

Nonfiction Text Structure Craftivity (featuring 20 passages!!)

Nonfiction Text Structure Craftivity featuring US Presidents

Title- Nonfiction Text Structure Assessment or Practice Worksheet

Nonfiction Text Structure Worksheets: Peanuts and Whales

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