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Grade 8, Reading Std #: 4.32 Discern organizational patterns. Determine the organizational pattern of a passage, but not label the pattern. chronological order spatial order order of importance Discern comparison and contrast relationships in a passage. Discern cause and effect relationships in a passage. AHSGE Standard IV - The student will utilize strategies that enhance comprehension of textual, functional, and recreational reading material.

Lesson Plans: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill Alabama Lesson Plans User-friendly "Search" feature PDF document Organization Lesson Plan #1 Four patterns of organization Organization Lesson Plan #2 Increase students' organization skills. Organization Lesson Plan #3 Design a graphic writing web. Organization Lesson Plan #4 Brainstorm and sequence a topic. Organization Lesson Plan #5 Organize events and categorize details.

Resources: Comparison-Contrast Essays Language Network Classzone Sequencing Map Printable sequencing map Sequencing Chart Printable sequencing chart Suggestions for English Language Learners: ESL Ideas (B=Beginning, I=Intermediate, T=Transitional) (B, I) Students organize a how-to-do paragraph in chronological order by using a simple recipe that is common in their culture such as “how to make a tortilla.” (I, T) Using informational books and operating manuals, students organize a descriptive paragraph in correct operational order. Students can act-out the sequence of the operation. Example: “first, put the cassette into the player, then....” (I, T) In pairs, students write a story with dialogue by rewriting scrambled paragraphs provided by the teacher. Students then evaluate the written stories.
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