Text Structure Vocabulary

Front

Which text structure provides details or characteristics about a topic?

Back

description

Front

Which text structure tells what happened and why it happened?

Back

cause/effect

Front

Which text structure provides a problem and describes how it can be or is solved?

Back

problem/solution

Front

Which text structure tells the order in which events occur or steps in a process?

Back

chronological/sequence

Front

Which text structure shows similarities and differences between two or more things?

Back

compare/contrast

Front

Which clue words or phrases would an author most likely use when writing a cause/effect passage?

Back

as a result, because, when, if, then, consequently

Front

Which clue words or phrases would an author most likely use when writing a description passage?

Back

for example, in fact, for instance, most importantly

Front

Which clue words or phrases would an author most likely use when writing a chronological/sequence passage?

Back

first, next, then, last, year, dates

Front

Which clue words or phrases would an author most likely use when writing a compare/contrast passage?

Back

on the other hand, similarly, like, unlike, however

Front

Which clue words or phrases would an author most likely use when writing a problem/solution passage?

Back

problem, solution, resolution, dilemma