Text Structures Vocabulary

Front

What is a casual type of letter written to a friend, family, or peer?

Back

Friendly letter

Front

What do we call how an author organizes a text?

Back

Text structure

Front

What do we call it when we describe how two or more things are alike?

Back

Compare

Front

What term describes a topic?

Back

Description

Front

What is the term for what happens because of something else, the result?

Back

Effect

Front

What do we call the opposite of compare, where we describe how two or more things are different?

Back

Contrast

Front

What is the term for the main idea or point of a text?

Back

Main idea

Front

What do we call the features that help readers understand a text better, like headings and pictures?

Back

Text features

Front

What is the term for a type of writing that gives information about a person’s life?

Back

Biography

Front

What do we call the order in which events happen in a story?

Back

Sequence