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How is it built?

How is it built? asks pupils to find the signal words in a paragraph and name its structure: sequence, cause and effect, compare, problem and solution.

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How to run it

  1. Pupils find the signal words.
  2. They name the structure.
  3. They draw it as the matching organiser.

Why it works

Knowing how a text is built helps pupils follow it and remember it, most of all pupils with or at risk of learning difficulties.

Strong evidenceHebert et al., 2016Text structure instruction: a meta-analysis

In other subjects

Science: a method is a sequenceGeography: a case study is cause and effect
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