1. Nonfiction Text Structures and Features Magazine Project
Thank you for making yesterday a success. The sub’s positive comments “blew” me away. Enjoy a treat earned by your “popping” behavior!
Nonfiction Text Structures and Features Magazine Project
Please take one of each sheet on the table.
Take out your notes sheet over text structures as well.
Bellwork:
Read the Instruction Page “Nonfiction Text Structures & Features”and the rubric on the back.
Choose a topic you would like. Look over the topic list on the other sheet if you are struggling to find a topic.

2. Magazine—Online Articles
1. You will find two articles online over your chosen topic. Use the library databases if possible. You may NOT use Wikipedia articles.
Each article must have different text structures.
Description
Cause & effect
Compare & contrast
Problem & solution
Sequence
Each article must be about different aspects of the topic as well.
When you find your articles, you will identify what text structure it uses. (Look at example/model page).

3. Magazine—Your Original, written by you articles
You will write an article that has the same text structure as each online article.
You will write two articles.
They need to be at least one written page in length.
They need to cover different aspects of your topic.

4. Text Features Your two written articles need to have the following:
At least two pictures (printed or drawn)
Captions for each picture included
A diagram, map, timeline, or chart
Types of varied print (bold, italics, highlighted, underlined)
You do not need all of these examples for each article.

5. Project Due Monday The completed magazine is due Monday.
There are certain things due each day though.
Today (Tuesday)—topic chosen and at least one online article found and its text structure identified
Wednesday—second online article found and its text structure identified; your written subtopics chosen; text features found/designed/drawn
Thursday—first written article began
Friday—first written article finished; second article began
Monday—second article finished along with all text features; magazine due

6. Magazine Project How are you doing so far? From yesterday:
You should have at least one article printed and its text structure labeled on your prompt sheet.
By the end of today:
Have the other online article printed and labeled on prompt sheet.
Now you know what two text structures your articles will be.
Decide what the subtopics for your articles will be.
Research facts for your articles.
Begin writing your articles (you might want to use the prewriting graphs illustrated on your notes sheet).
Other thing to consider:
What are you doing for your text features?

7. Examples:

8. More…

9. Steps to finishing project:
Choose a topic of interest.
Research topic to find articles from reliable sources (NOT Wikipedia).
Find one article about topic and read it. Use the text structure notes to determine what structure is used (description, problem/solution, cause/effect, sequence). Write that information on Instruction Page. Save the article.
Find another article about a different aspect of the topic. Read the article and determine text structure (2nd article MUST be a different structure). Record information (subtopic and text structure) on Instruction Page. Save the second article.

10. 5. Make a graphic organizer in the same text structure as Article One; you will use the graphic organizer to plan your ideas for your original article on the topic. Refer to your nonfiction text structure notes for example organizers. Show Mrs. Strawn your organizer before you begin typing your article.
6. After having graphic organizer approved, begin typing your original article.
7. Follow the same process with your second original article. The second original article should match the second published article in structure.