3.7 Introducing Nonfiction Text Structures
Text Structures - A Closer Look
Let's take a closer look at some text structure examples. As you read each paragraph, find the main idea and fill in a few details on the graphic organizer in Text Structures - A Closer Look in your Learning Guide. You focused on descriptive text in unit 1 so you will zoom in on the other four text structures.
Problem and Solution
This passage proposes ways in which the problem of cooking perfect pizza can be solved. It is organized as problem and solution:
Cooking the perfect pizza at home can be quite a challenge. You may find that it’s difficult to get your oven to the right temperature. If the oven is too hot the crust will burn, become hard, and taste bad. If your oven isn’t hot enough, the crust may get soggy. Even at the perfect temperature, extra moisture from your ingredients may prevent the bottom of the crust from fully cooking, but don’t let oven temperature stop you from building the pizza of your dreams. Get yourself a pizza stone. A pizza stone will get very hot when preheated and will allow your crust to fully cook without burning it. Then you can pile the ingredients on your pizza and have a crispy crust that isn’t burned. That’s the way to go.
In your Learning Guide, give the main idea of the paragraph and fill the details from the paragraph in point form into the problem and solution graphic provided.
