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Skill library: Text Structure
Welcome to the Storyworks Skill Library! Use the slideshow below to introduce what text structure is to your students. Then have them practice the skill on a story of their choice with our guided interactive activity.
Essential Question: How can understanding a text’s structure make it easier to read?
Top stories for teaching
text structure:
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The Volcano That Changed the World
Two hundred years ago, an unknown volcano caused death and destruction around the world.
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Rats: Ewww! / Rats: Awww!
Pesky menace or beloved pets? Two very different views on rats!
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The Pigeon Hero of World War I
The incredible true story of Cher Ami, the bird that saved nearly 200 American soldiers during World War I
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Trapped in a Cave
When a youth soccer team got stranded in a flooded cave in Thailand, thousands of people raced against the clock to save them.
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Night of the Grizzlies
On a summer night in 1967, a tragedy in Glacier National Park would transform the way we care for wild places.
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Summer of Terror
The true story of the shark attacks of 1916