Common Core espouses six major text
structures. But in truth there are many more.
Nearly all life stories have a sequence
structure, but expository nonfiction can have just about any text structure you
can think of. As I describe in the revision timeline I created for Can an
Aardvark Bark?, finding the right text structure is the most challenging
and most creative part of writing expository nonfiction.
Identifying the best text structure often
goes hand in hand with selecting a text format, which I’ll be talking about
after school vacation.
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Figuring out the structure is always an adventure for me! I love trying different approaches for the same content. It's a little like a child playing dress-up for the day and seeing which outfit feels just right! Princess, dragon, zebra, racecar...what shape should these ideas take?
ReplyDeleteIndeed it does, and it often coincides with finding the right voice too.
ReplyDeleteYes, my post about voice is coming up. Really, voice, text structure, writing style, point of view, and format are all intertwined.
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