• Writer's Workshop

                  I just finished reading the article "Much Too Dry" in the Time
    for Kids magazine.  The genre is non fiction because it is a newspaper
    article.  I know this because the article also has text features, like photographs and captions. 

                  This is a summary of the article.  The news story is about a
    severe drought that is taking place in the midwest of the country.  Farms
    are suffering because of this drought.  A drought occurs for many reasons.
    One reason is a drought occurs when a region gets less rain than usual and water
    supplies can not make up for the shortage.  In addition, there has also been very
    little snow during the winter months in these states for several years. 
    Finally, temperatures have been recorded at an all time high this summer.  

     
                   This makes me think that I may have to pay more for my favorite
    vegetables this fall because there may be a shortage at the supermarket.
     
    Thinking questions:  What is the text structure of this article? What is the author's purpose of this article?