“Carrying the RunningAways” TBQ
Text Structures
“Carrying the Running- Aways” TBQ
• Virginia Hamilton uses the text structure cause and effect to
organize her ideas in, “Carrying the Running- Aways.” Use
details and examples to support this text structure. Use the
appropriate signal words in your answer.
• Answer the prompt in 6-8 sentences
Making Ice Cream TBQ Response Example
• Kimberly Hornback uses the text structure cause and effect to organize her ideas in, “Making Ice
Cream.” To begin with, each paragraph describes a different step in the process. For instance,
Hornback begins describing the first step by stating, “Blending the basic ingridients is the first
step in making ice cream.” Hornback then digs deeper and describe the process in more details by
sorting the process into examples of cause and effect. The author specifically describes how the
ingredients are blending by writing, “the amount of milk affects the texture and smoothness of
the ice cream.” The amount of milk added is the cause in this example, and the effect is the
texture and smoothness of the ice cream. Hornback neatly presents her ideas by using the cause
and effect text structure to describe specific details of how to make ice cream.
Bellwork!!
1) Track progress on your Text Structure progress chart
2) Head a piece of notebook paper for your Text Structure Post-Test
“Restoring the Circle” TBQ
• Why does Joseph Bruchac, author of “Restoring the
Circle,” believe that we need Native American literature to
save Native American culture? Use 2 examples from the
text to support your answer.
• Restate the question
• Answer the question in your own words
• Text Evidence #1
• Explain how the text evidence supports your answer
• Text Evidence #2
• Explain how the text evidence supports your answer
• Concluding Sentence
Student Example- Text Based Response
• Virginia Hamilton uses the text structure cause and effect to organize
her ideas in “Carrying the Running- Aways.” For instance, “And they
would have to say that word before I took them across.” This relates
to the text structure because the cause is they have to say “Menare,”
and the effect is that he would take them across. For example, “A
man grabbed the girls arm and mine. If he hadn’t, I would have sunk
with the boat.” This relates to the text structure because the cause is
that the man saved them and the effect is that they didin’t sink with
the boat. “Carrying the Running- Aways” is a great example of text
structure.