Nonfiction Text Structures

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What is a Sequence text structure?

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A Sequence text structure shows events or steps in the order they happen.

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What are some KEY WORDS you might find in a Sequence text?

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First, Next, Then, Last.

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What does Compare and Contrast mean?

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To Compare and Contrast means to look at how two or more things are alike and different.

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What is an example of Compare and Contrast?

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Writing about both Disneyland and Disney World, showing how they are alike and different.

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What is a Cause and Effect text structure?

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A Cause and Effect text structure explains why something happened and what happened as a result.

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What is an example of Cause and Effect?

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Hurricane Katrina caused tremendous damage in the southern states.

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What are some KEY WORDS you might find in a Cause and Effect text?

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Because, As a result, Therefore.

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What is a Problem and Solution text structure?

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A Problem and Solution text structure presents a problem and then explains how it can be solved.

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What is an example of Problem and Solution?

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A story about a community facing pollution and how they cleaned it up.

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What are some KEY WORDS you might find in a Problem and Solution text?

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Problem, Solution, To fix this.