Informational Writing Flashcard

Front

Text structure with many details about a specific topic.

Back

Descriptive

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Text structure detailing an issue and solutions.

Back

Problem & Solution

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Text structure detailing events in order of occurrence.

Back

Sequence

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Text structure discussing similarities & differences between subjects.

Back

Compare & Contrast

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Text structure discussing what happened and why?

Back

Cause & Effect

Front

Text structure keywords: as a result, reason, leads to, outcome, caused by, effected by.

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Cause & Effect

Front

Text structure keywords: alike, in contrast, on the other hand, neither, same, also, but.

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Compare & Contrast

Front

Text structure keywords: steps, before, first, finally, next.

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Sequence

Front

Text structure keywords: solve, dilemma, issue, answer, since, therefore.

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Problem & Solution

Front

Text structure with keywords: adjectives, characteristics, for example, another, for instance.

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Descriptive