Headline Structure Match

This engaging, journalism-themed worksheet helps students in Grades 4, 5, and 6 strengthen reading comprehension, critical thinking, and informational writing skills by analyzing how text structure appears even in short formats like headlines. Students examine newspaper-style headlines, infer the underlying organizational structure, and consider how wording signals patterns such as cause/effect, compare/contrast, chronological order, problem/solution, or description. By moving from analysis to creation, learners deepen understanding of how structure shapes meaning.

Learning Goals

• Identifying Text Structures (Grades 4-6)
  Students infer informational text structures based on concise headline clues.
• Analyzing Media Language
  Learners examine how journalists use limited words to signal organization and focus.
• Inference and Interpretation Skills
  Students use reasoning and vocabulary awareness to match headlines with structures.
• Applying Organizational Patterns in Writing
  An extension task challenges students to write original headlines for each structure type.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created and Standards-Aligned
  Designed by educators to support informational reading, writing, and media literacy standards.
• Engaging Real-World Context
  The journalism theme connects literacy skills to authentic informational texts.
• Encourages Creative Application
  Writing original headlines reinforces understanding through synthesis and creativity.
• Flexible Classroom and Homeschool Use
  Ideal for literacy centers, mini-lessons, independent practice, or enrichment.

This printable worksheet helps students recognize how informational text structures operate across different formats, including media headlines. By matching structures and crafting their own examples, learners strengthen comprehension, inference, and organizational awareness. Suitable for classroom and homeschool settings, this resource supports clear thinking about how structure guides meaning-even in the shortest texts.

This worksheet is part of our Matching Text to Structure Type collection.