Graphic Organizer for Expository and Narrative Texts

The graphic organizer that I created combines the two types of reading genres into one organizer. Having both types on one page will allow for the English language learner to compare and contrast both types of writing. I used the terms expository and narrative for the two types of genres because those are the labels that I want the students become familiar with in the fifth grade. The only element that is the same for both genres is author's purpose. Students in fifth grade need to be able to identify the author's purpose of any text. 

The expository side of the graphic organizer just focuses on finding the main idea of a text by identifying three important details. I limited the expository text just to these comprehension skill because it always seems to be very challenging for all students not just English language learners to find the main idea of a text.

The narrative part of the graphic organizer has the following elements:
-characters
-setting
-problem
-beginning
-middle
-end/solution
All of these elements are important for any student to identify within a narrative text. Breaking down these basic components will help the students develop their comprehension of the text. The challenging piece that might arise is making sure the students have the understanding of the basic vocabulary used in the graphic organizer.