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Timed Quick Write

•Write me a Reader’s Response to Night. Now that you’ve finished the text, how do you feel? Remember, your response should include inferences, evidence, and analysis.

Our next focus…

•…is on preparing you to write your paper. •To do that, we need to talk a little about

text structures.

Text Structures•Describe the organization of a piece of writing•Sometimes called “organizational text

structures”—fitting, eh?

•We’re going to focus on five types: ▫cause(s) and effect(s)▫chronology▫description▫logic▫problem and solution

Cause(s) and Effect(s)• text describes either:

▫ one inciting incident/catalyst and the various outcomesOR

▫ multiple incidents (examined either together or separately) that lead to the same outcome

Cause and Effect, Signal Words• so• because• since• therefore• if…then• this led to• reason why• as a result• may be due to• effect of• consequently• for this reason

Chronology• text details a series of

events that are organized by date and/or time

Chronology, Signal Words• first• second• next• then• before• after• finally• following• not long after• now• soon• additionally: specific dates and/or times

Description• text provides details that

elaborate on one central idea

Description, Signal Words• to illustrate• for instance• in addition• and• again• moreover• also• too• furthermore• another• first of all

Logic• text details the order of

events that makes the most sense

Logic, Signal Words• first• second• next• then• before• after• finally• following• not long after• now• soon

Problem and Solution• text outlines either:

▫ one issue and the proposals that (could) resolve it OR

▫ multiple issues (examined either together or separately) that can all be resolved through one proposal

Problem and Solution, Signal Words

•question•dilemma•puzzle•to solve this•answer•reason•issue•resolution

Your Task/Homework

•Write a claim; remember, this means you will need to choose one statement from the anticipation guide to center your paper around.

•Choose a text structure to utilize as you plan and organize your writing.

•Explain why you’ve chosen to use this structure; don’t just reiterate what the structure is. Be sure to explain how this structure will support your paper.

For example:• Prompt: […] take a position that defends, challenges,

or qualifies one of these claims. • Chosen Statement: As long as you did not hurt Jewish

people during the Holocaust, you were innocent.• Claim: Throughout the 1930’s and 1940’s, many

citizens chose to assume the role of a bystander, believing that their lack of action rendered them innocent of any crime. Through the careful examination of “The Nuremberg Race Laws,” Night by Elie Wiesel, and “Speak Up” by Jay Frankston the reader learns that bystanders are in fact just as—if not more—responsible for the atrocities committed by Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party than the offenders themslves.

•Text Structure: Description•Justification: My goal is to elaborate on all

the ways in which innocent bystanders are at least equally responsible for the acts of injustice that were committed by Hitler and the Nazi Party. Since each facet that I plan to focus on will give more specific information about a central idea (equal responsibility and where that stems from), this structure is the best fit for the focus of my paper.

Your Task/Homework

•Write a claim; remember, this means you will need to choose one statement from the anticipation guide to center your paper around.

•Choose a text structure to utilize as you plan and organize your writing.

•Explain why you’ve chosen to use this structure; don’t just reiterate what the structure is. Be sure to explain how this structure will support your paper.