Text Structure Vocabulary

Front

A text structure in which an author explains causes, things that make other things happen, and effects, the things that happen as a result of causes.

Back

What is 'Cause and Effect'?

Front

A distinguishing quality or feature that someone or something has.

Back

What is a 'Characteristic'?

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.RI.8.4

Front

a text structure in which an author explains how topics are similar and different.

Back

Compare and Contrast

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.3

Front

a text structure in which an author tells about a topic and its characteristics with details and adjectives.

Back

Description

Tags

CCSS.W.8.2B

Front

a type of nonfiction that teaches the reader about a topic related to the natural world or society.

Back

Informational Text

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RI.8.4

Front

writing that describes facts and real events; not fiction

Back

Nonfiction

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.W.8.2B

Front

a text structure in which an author explains a problem and how it was solved.

Back

Problem and Solution

Front

a text structure in which authors tell about events in the order they happened. It's also called "time order" or "chronology."

Back

Chronological Order or Sequence

Tags

CCSS.W.8.3A

Front

the way an author organizes information in a text.

Back

Text Structure

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.W.8.2A