Text structure and organization · Grade 2

In Grade 2 you get fluent with: headings, subheadings and paragraphs.

Every text is organized in a way that suits its purpose: the order of the paragraphs, the headings, and how it opens and ends. Spotting the structure helps you read it and write your own.

Key facts

  • Features that organize a text: a heading, subheadings, an introduction, paragraphs with topic sentences, bullet points, captions and a conclusion.

Worked examples

Example 1

What job does a topic sentence do?

Answer: It says what the paragraph is about.

Example 2

Which heading fits? Lions live in groups called prides. A pride can have up to 30 lions. (What Lions Eat / Lion Families)

Answer: Lion Families

Example 3

Why does this text have subheadings? Frogs: Where they live. What they eat. How they grow.

Answer: to split the information into parts that are easy to find

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