Text Structures Worksheets: 10 Nonfiction Passages with Graphic Organizers

These ten nonfiction text structure worksheets are ideal for introducing your students to the five major informational text structures! Just print and go! They include graphic organizers. After reading a passage, students must write key ideas inside the appropriate graphic organizer.

It addresses the following five text structures:

→ Sequence

→ Compare and Contrast

→ Cause and Effect

→ Problem and Solution

→ Description

The first five worksheets include graphic organizers, making them perfect for a guided practice opportunity. I put these papers under the document camera and complete them with my students.

The next five worksheets were designed to be an independent practice opportunity for students. The graphic organizers have been removed, and students are asked to determine the text structure and then draw their own graphic organizer to justify their answer.

All answer keys are included.

Here's what teachers like you had to say about using these worksheets with their students:

⭐️ Brooke B. said, "Love, love, love this! I really loved using this whole group and working with students on the worksheets. They enjoyed the passages and completing the fun little graphic organizer. It has helped them know what type of graphic organizer to use for specific texts!"

⭐️ Brima K. said, "I used this resource to teach my unit on types of text structure to my fifth-grade class. The graphic organizers were very effective!"

⭐️ Roni said, "My students found it very helpful to see the graphic organized that coordinates with the text structure. They enjoyed adding them into their Readers Notebook and I noticed that this helped them retain the meaning of the text structures in their reading. Great resource!"

⭐️ Janet G. said, "I use this resource every year to introduce text structures. Great!"

⭐️ Laura S. said, Great product. Love the way it is scaffolded for students and requires minimal prep. Highly recommend."

I also have a digital version of this resource that uses Google Slides. Click here to check it out.

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Nonfiction Text Structure Assessment or Practice Worksheet

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