Expository Text Structures

In this reading game, students will jump a character as it runs through an obstacle course.  If the student misses a jump, a text structure reading question will appear.  If the student answers the question correctly he/she will be able to continue.  The question is missed, the character loses a try.  Three tries lost, ends the game. After every mile the speed increases.  The goal is to run 10 miles without missing three questions. Structures asked about are: Sequence, Compare and Contrast, Problem/Solution, Cause/Effect, Description, Chronology/Timeline

Your students will read about Skip, a squirrel with a problem.  He doesn't like to eat his vegetables.  Skip and his friend come up with a solution.  As students read the cloze reading story, they will use a word bank to fill in the blanks with.  Students will change the words into contractions.