Reading: Text Structure

WEEK 4:

READING 2

LS 3.2.5

Recognize different structures in discursive text: contrasting arguments, problem-solution presentation, and cause-effect relationships

Reading 2: Text Structures

TEXT STRUCTURE refers to the way authors organize information in text. Recognizing the underlying structure of texts can help students focus attention on key concepts and relationships, anticipate what is to come, and monitor their comprehension as they read.

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​Reading 2: Text Structure

Practice

You will be reading two reading texts.

Read the texts carefully.

Then, identify five cause and effects relationships from each texts.

Reading 2: Text Structure

Match

Industrial Revolution 1

Based on the text, match the following cause and effect of the industrial revolution.

• Effect: Farms more productive

• Effect: Many people lost their jobs

• Effect: Population increased

• Effect: Greater demand for clothing & textiles

• Effect: People moved to cities

Cause 1: Machines introduced to farming

Cause 2: Machines introduced to farming

Cause 3: More food and resources

Cause 4: Population increased

Cause 5: No job in rural areas

• Cause 1: Machines introduced to farming

• Cause 2: Machines introduced to farming

• Cause 3: More food and resources

• Cause 4: Population increased

• Cause 5: No job in rural areas

Match

Industrial Revolution 2

Based on the text, match the following cause and effect of the industrial revolution.

• Effect: People moved to cities

• Effect: Overcrowding was common

• Effect: Diseases spread easily

• Effect: Poor working conditions

• Effect: Health problems

Cause 1: Jobs moved from rural areas to city

Cause 2: Sudden population increase in cities

Cause 3: Unhygienic practices

Cause 4: So many people looking for work

Cause 5: Dangerous & dirty equipment

• Cause 1: Jobs moved from rural areas to city

• Cause 2: Sudden population increase in cities

• Cause 3: Unhygienic practices

• Cause 4: So many people looking for work

• Cause 5: Dangerous & dirty equipment