Non-fiction text structures

Non-fiction Text Structures

Hello and Welcome!  Ready to see what you know about the following text structures?  

Descriptive
Sequence
Compare and Contrast
Problem and Solution
Cause and Effect

Here we go!

Multiple Select

Question: Is this passage explaining how things are alike and different? What text structure am I thinking about?

• Sequence

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

Multiple Choice

Question: Is this passage telling me the order in which to do something or the order of events? What is the text structure I am thinking about?

• sequence

• descriptive

• problem and solution

• cause and effect

Multiple Choice

Question: Is this passage explaining why something happened? What type of passage might this be?

• problem and solution

• sequence

• cause and effect

• compare and contrast

Multiple Choice

Question: Is this passage telling me how a problem was solved?

What text structure am I considering?

• cause and effect

• sequence

• compare and contrast

• problem and solution

Multiple Choice

Question: Is this passage describing something?

What text structure am I considering?

• descriptive

• cause and effect

• compare and contrast

• sequence

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To build oyster reefs, you will first need to grow baby oysters. To do this, adult oysters are placed in tanks filled with warm water which tricks the oysters into thinking it is spring, when they naturally produce larvae. After a few weeks, the larvae sprout an appendage and they latch onto hard surfaces like rocks. The best place for an oyster to attach to is on another oyster. Used oyster shells can be obtained from restaurants. Once the shells are rid of harmful organisms, the shells are placed in mesh bags and lowered into tanks were the larvae can attach to the shells. Once they attach to the shells, you can take these bags with oyster larvae and place them on the seafloor near the shore. _Mar 2020, SuperScience

What text structure was used in this passage?

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Wildfires can cause the destruction of land filled with beautiful plants, animals, and trees. However, wildfires can also be beneficial to trees and forests. Some trees can only reproduce after a fire. Aspen and birch trees need fire for their seeds to sprout roots. Pine tree cones need fire to melt the pitch that protects the seeds inside the cone. The ash that is left behind after a wildfire, actually adds nutrients to the soil. Then, new grasses may grow which are good for deer and other animals to eat. Aso you can see, there are also a few benefits to wildfires. - Deb Hanson, TPT

What text structure is used for this passage?

Multiple Choice

We hear talk about greenhouse gases that weakens our atmosphere's ability to let the heat from the sun escape earth. Many modern conveniences, like automobiles, emit toxic gases into the air we breath. One solution to this growing problem is to walk or ride a bike whenever possible. Walking or riding a bike reduces toxic emissions released into the air by about three pounds per mile. Additionally, bikes do not need other toxic products like brake and transmission fluids, or antifreeze; which create more pollution. Walking or riding bikes are just a few simple ways to help improve the air we breathe.

What text structure was used for this passage?

• compare and contrast

• cause and effect

• problem and solution

• descriptive

Multiple Select

What type of signal words might you find in a problem and solution type text?

• first, then, next, finally

• effect, therefore, cause, reason

• therefore, problem, solution,

• for instance, for example, to illustate

Multiple Choice

Question: Is this passage explaining why something happened?

What kind of signal words or phrases might you find in a passage that is trying to explain how or why something happens?

• another reason, due to, since, effect

• problem, solution, due to , solve, since

• as well as, both, also, too, similar

• before, after, next, finally

Multiple Select

What is the main difference between problem and solution writing and cause and effect writing? Select all that apply.

• They are similar and easily confused.

• Problem/ solution and cause/effect can use the same signal words

• P/S has a key decision/solution, whereas,C/E states possible reasons

• C/E looks at the reasons (causes) for something, then discusses the results (effects) P/S has a solution.