English
In the English language, there are countless examples of structure. There is structure in sentences, paragraphs, phrases. Essays, poems, narratives and research dissertations all are identified by specific structure.
Without these structures, the language would lose much of what makes it versatile, unique, and challenging.
Unit: Fictional Narrative
Plot Structure, including Exposition, Conflict, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, and Resolution. All encapsulated within a Beginning, Middle, and End.
Lesson: "Why Humans Tell Stories"
How narrative is an essential part of daily life, especially in the context of language, and includes analysis of why we organize our stories in a certain way. Perception of linear time, logical organization and sequence of events.
Concept: Sentence and Paragraph structure as Micro-Narratives
Why sentences in English are organized as they are. Comparisons to Spanish, German, and Japanese sentence structure for contrast. How sentences introduce Character, Setting, and Action.
Defining Features:
All sentences have a Subject and Predicate.
Subjects are always Nouns or Pronouns. Verbs usually contain a verb, and a Modifier (Adverb or Adjective) when needed.
Prototypes
The Cow Jumped Over the Moon.
Mary had a little Lamb.
See James Run.
Non-Examples:
"John go."
"Dog see."
"Runs up the hill."
Music
In music, structure dictates the qualities that make a piece of music unique. Structure creates the difference between a ballad, a rock song, a fugue, or a concerto.
Structure is also what allows music to have connections to things like Mathematics, among other things.
Biology
In Biology, structure can be found in every organic thing. All plants fit a structure, as do all insects and mammals, etc. The existence of things like "The Golden Ratio" and the fact that it can be found organically displayed in nature, are further examples of structure.
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