In a newsletter format, articles about the history of the Olympics are presented in five different nonfiction text structures. Students read the newsletter and then complete a chart that identifies the text structure, signal words, author's purpose, and a useful graphic organizer. There is also an option to select two of the articles and complete a graphic organizer for each.

This activity covers the following text structures: chronological/sequential, main idea, compare and contrast, cause and effect, or problem and solution.

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