Nonfiction Organizational Patterns

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What is the text structure that shows a cause and its effect?

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Cause and Effect

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What text structure is used to highlight similarities between two or more things?

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Compare

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Which text structure describes a conflict or problem and how it was resolved?

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Problem and Solution

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What text structure is used to describe something using the five senses?

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Description

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What are the key words that indicate a Cause and Effect text structure?

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Therefore, then, leads to, and since

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What is the purpose of a Problem and Solution text structure?

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To present a problem and discuss ways to solve it.

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What type of text structure organizes information in the order it happens?

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Chronological

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What is the main focus of a Compare text structure?

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To show how two or more things are alike.

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What is an example of Cause and Effect in a sentence?

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If it rains, the ground gets wet.

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What is the difference between Compare and Contrast text structures?

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Compare shows similarities, while Contrast shows differences.