Text Structures

Front

Identify the text structure: Prerau has studied the effects of daylight saving time on traffic accidents and street crime: both decreased. Voter turnout increased. He also found that people would stay awake an extra hour to watch their favorite TV programs. Options: Chronological, Cause Effect, Compare Contrast, Sequence.

Back

Cause Effect

Front

Identify the text structure: A volcano is a beautiful and dangerous natural phenomenon. The magma chamber, an extremely hot part which people rarely see, is under the Earth surface beneath the bed’s rock. The conduit is running from the volcano’s magma chamber to the crater which is at the top of the volcano. Options: Compare contrast, Problem Solution, Spatial / Descriptive, Sequence

Back

Spatial / Descriptive

Front

Identify the text structure: Problem solution, spatial / description, compare contrast, chronological

Back

compare contrast

Front

Identify the text structure: Sequence, Compare contrast, cause effect, problem solution

Back

Sequence

Front

Identify the text structure: Sequence, Problem Solution, Cause effect, chronological

Back

Cause effect

Front

In this type of writing the reader will find words/phrases such as a problem is, solve, or solution.

Back

problem & solution

Front

In this type of writing, the reader will see words/phrases such as because, as a result of, and due to.

Back

cause & effect

Front

This type of writing considers similarities and differences.

Back

compare & contrast

Front

This type of writing gives information step-by-step.

Back

sequence

Front

The school hallway carried the smell of wax, varnish, and cleaning supplies. Bright,yellow light glared into the hall through the freshly cleaned windows. This highlighted the deep scrapes in the lockers, the chips in the wall tiles, and the spider webs hanging in the corner.

Options:

description / spatial

,

compare & contrast

,

sequence

,

problem & solution

Back

description / spatial