Informational Text Structure Review

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What is text structure?

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The way the author set up the text so the reader can understand the topic.

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What type of text structure shows how two or more things are alike and different?

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Compare/Contrast

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An author uses this text structure to describe one thing or person's features or characteristics.

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Description

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Which text structure presents information about events or steps in a process, in the order in which they take or have taken place?

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Chronological/Sequence

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What type of text structure uses words like 'first', 'next', 'then', and 'after that'?

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Sequence

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What is the purpose of a Compare/Contrast text structure?

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To show how two or more things are alike and different.

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What does a Description text structure do?

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It describes the features or characteristics of a person, place, or thing.

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What is a Chronological/Sequence text structure?

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It organizes information in the order that events occur.

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What is the Cause and Effect text structure?

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It explains why something happened and the results of that event.

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What is a Problem and Solution text structure?

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It presents a problem and discusses one or more solutions.