Text Structures Lesson 3623

Text Structures

Looking at how a text is structured!

Open Ended

Give one example of a text structure you have learned in class?

How do we know that this paragraph is an example of description? What are the details?

What are the key words that allow us to know that this is compare and contrast?

How do we know this is a sequence of events?

What is the problem? What solution is suggested?

What is the cause? What is the effect?

Multiple Choice

Students who are frequently absent often have lower average grades than those who have good attendance. When they are out of the classroom, students do not get to see a teacher’s lessons. Even if they attend extra help, it’s usually much shorter and less detailed than the actual lesson. In addition, frequently absent students often miss tests or other assignments and don’t always make up the work.

• Description

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

• Sequence/Order

Multiple Choice

Chocolate is a delicious treat enjoyed around the world. The chocolate making process contains many steps. First, the beans are harvested from the cacao trees. After that, they are set in the sun to dry and then roasted. It’s important that in the next step they shell the beans before they are ground into a liquid. Lastly, sugar and flavoring are added before they prepare it to be sold.

• Description

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

• Sequence/Order

Multiple Choice

Every year, thousands of car accidents occur because of drivers distracted by their phones. Safe drive Corporation developed a product that will disable cell phones inside a car, and many people feel this product will help save lives.

• Description

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

• Sequence/Order

Multiple Choice

The school hallway carried the smell of wax, varnish, and cleaning supplies. Bright,yellow light glared into the hall through the freshly cleaned windows. This highlighted the deep scrapes in the lockers, the chips in the wall tiles, and the spider webs hanging in the corner.

• Description

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

• Sequence/Order

Multiple Choice

Moths and butterflies often look similar. Both have large wings and long, thin bodies, and both start their lives as caterpillars. However, butterflies usually have brighter colors on their wings than moths. Also, butterflies are most active during the day, while moths are generally creatures of the night.

• Description

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

• Sequence/Order

Multiple Choice

Green turtles live in the ocean. People used to hunt them to make turtle soup, as well as for their meat. They also were hunted because people wanted to use their skin for leather. As a result, the green turtle population is much lower than it used to be.

What is the text structure?

• Descriptitve

• Sequence

• Compare & Contrast

• Cause & Effect

• Problem & Solution

Multiple Choice

 

The text structure that discusses what is specifically being described is ______________.

• Compare & Contrast

• Cause & Effect

• Problem & Solution

• Description

• Sequence

Multiple Choice

Arizona is home to one of the world's greatest natural wonders, the Grand Canyon. About 5 million people visit Grand Canyon National Park each year. The Grand Canyon formed over 3 to 6 million years ago by the rushing waters of the Colorado River. Even more, it reaches about one mile deep!

• Cause & Effect

• Sequence

• Compare & Contrast

• Problem & Solution

• Description

Multiple Choice

The Tyrannosaurus rex was one of the largest meat-eating dinosaurs. The T-Rex ate its prey whole. It even crushed and swallowed the bones. The T-Rex was so big that it could eat up to 500 pounds of meat in one bite. The T-Rex lived in North America. It has been extinct for 65 million years.

• Cause & Effect

• Sequence

• Description

• Compare & Contrast

• Problem & Solution

Multiple Select

Which key words might be found in a text written in description?

• For instance

• idea

• specifically

• solution

• Such as

Multiple Choice

Arizona was the last land continental state to become part of the United States. Officially, Arizona became the 48th state in 1912. Since 1919, Arizona's beautiful Grand Canyon has been attracting tourists. Recently, Arizona celebrated its 100th birthday on February 14, 2012.

• Cause & effect

• despcription

• sequence

• problem & solution

• compare and contrast

Multiple Choice

The text structure that shows events taking place over time or gives steps is... 

• Compare & Contrast

• Sequence

• Cause & Effect

• Description

• Problem & Solution

Multiple Choice

On December 13, 1989, Taylor Swift was born in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania. At the age of 14, her family moved to Nashville, Tennessee so Taylor could pursue a career in country music. When she was 16 years old, Taylor released her first album. In 2008, Taylor released her #1 single with "Our Song." She has been breaking music records since!

• problem and solution

• sequence

• cause and effect

• description

• compare and contrast

Multiple Choice

Which text structure might use words like SIMILAR, DIFFERENT, BOTH, ALIKE, ON THE OTHER HAND, COMMON

• Sequence

• Problem & Solution

• Compare & Contrast

• Cause & Effect

Multiple Choice

What's worse than a giraffe with a sore throat? A crocodile with rotting teeth! Crocodiles get food stuck in their teeth but don't have a way of cleaning them. When crocodiles need a dental cleaning, they open their mouths and allow the Egyptian plover bird to fly in. The plovers will eat the food stuck on the croc's teeth making it a win-win animal friendship!

• problem and solution

• cause and effect

• description

• sequence

• compare and contrast

Multiple Choice

When the author explains why something happens or explains the effects of something, what text structure are they using?

• Description

• Problem & Solution

• Cause & Effect

• Sequence

Multiple Choice

The Northern White Rhinoceros is an endangered species. There are only three of these creatures still alive on Earth, and they're all in captivity in Kenya! Due to extensive hunting, the northern white rhino population has greatly shrunk. Much of this hunting was due to the misconception that a rhinoceros' horn contained a cure for cancer.

• Problem and solution

• description

• sequence

• cause and effect

• compare and contrast

Multiple Select

Which key words might be found in a text written in sequence?

• First

• Unlike

• Finally

• Next

• result

Multiple Choice

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This text structure explains "how are things in the text similar or different."

• Problem & Solution

• Cause & Effect

• Sequence

• Compare & Contrast

• Description

Multiple Choice

Are you ever excited to put on a program just added to Netflix? Yet, as soon as you select the streaming title, you begin to see a slow buffering percentage tick across the screen. No, not again! The error message indicates it doesn't detect an internet connection. One way to troubleshoot, is to check your router & reset it. Hopefully, that does the trick!

• Problem and solution

• Sequence

• Cause & effect

• Compare and contrast

• Description

Multiple Choice

What is it called when the author uses text that describes an issue and offers one or more solutions?

• Cause and effect

• Sequence

• Compare and contrast

• Problem & Solution

Multiple Choice

A moon is a natural satellite of a planet. There is only one moon which orbits Earth. Unlike us, there are other planets in our solar system which have multiple moons. Mars has two moons, named Phobos and Deimos. Even more outrageous, Jupiter has a whopping total of 67 moons.

• Cause & Effect

• Description

• Problem & Solution

• Sequence

• Compare & Contrast

Multiple Choice

This text structure tells what is the conflict, or problem, and how it was resolved.

• Compare & Contrast

• Description

• Sequence

• Cause & Effect

• Problem & Solution

Multiple Choice

Sea otters are the only marine mammals that don't rely on blubber to stay warm, but they stay busy hunting. Sea otters have the densest fur of any creature on the planet. A sea otter's impenetrable under-fur has about 1 million hairs per square inch; a dog's coat, in comparison, has about 60,000 hairs in the same space and a human has about 2,200 strands.

• problem and solution

• description

• sequence

• compare and contrast

• cause and effect

Multiple Choice

The text structure that is written in a style that tells what happened and why it happens is..

• Problem & Solution

• Description

• Cause & Effect

• Sequence

• Compare & Contrast

Poll

After completing this lesson, do you think you now have an understanding about text structures of a text?

• I feel comfortable with understanding text structures

• I feel okay with understanding text structures

• I already understand and know about text structures

• I feel like I will need additional help with learning about text structures