Text Features and Text Structure

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What is a text feature?

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Text features are parts of a text that help the reader understand the content better, such as headings, subheadings, captions, and diagrams.

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What is text structure?

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Text structure refers to how information is organized in a text, which helps readers understand the relationships between ideas.

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What is the 'problem and solution' text structure?

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This structure presents a problem and then offers one or more solutions to that problem.

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What is the 'cause and effect' text structure?

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This structure explains what happened (the effect) and why it happened (the cause).

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What is the 'sequence' text structure?

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This structure describes events in the order they occur, often using words like 'first', 'next', and 'last'.

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What is the 'description' text structure?

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This structure provides details about a topic, including characteristics, features, and examples.

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Give an example of a text that uses 'problem and solution' structure.

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A story about a school that has too few playground slides and how they solve the issue by buying more slides.

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Give an example of a text that uses 'cause and effect' structure.

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A text explaining how heavy rain (cause) led to flooding (effect).

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Give an example of a text that uses 'sequence' structure.

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A recipe that lists steps in the order they need to be completed.

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Give an example of a text that uses 'description' structure.

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A paragraph describing a beach, mentioning the sand, water, and activities.