Problem-Solution Text Structure

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What type of text structure do the words 'issue', 'fix', 'solve', and 'challenge' signal?

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Problem-Solution

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What caused Stacey to scrape her knee?

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She hit a patch of loose gravel.

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How can you identify a problem-solution text structure?

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The text explains an issue and how it is solved.

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What is the term for the way a passage or text is organized?

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Text Structure

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What does a cause-effect text structure describe?

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What happens and why it happened.

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What is a problem-solution text structure?

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A text structure that presents a problem and offers one or more solutions.

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Give an example of a problem-solution text structure.

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A story about a town facing a water shortage and how they built a new reservoir.

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What is the purpose of using problem-solution text structure?

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To inform readers about a problem and how it can be resolved.

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What are some signal words for problem-solution text structure?

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Issue, solution, challenge, fix.

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What is the difference between problem-solution and cause-effect text structures?

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Problem-solution focuses on a problem and its solutions, while cause-effect explains what happens and why.