Text structures

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Structures

Text structures refer to the way authors organize information in text.

Text Structures

Description

Order and Sequence

Compare and Contrast

Cause and Effect

Problem and Solution

Word Cloud

What are the text structures you know?

Description

To tell about something

Signal words: characteristics are, is like, one example, also, another, to begin, to illustrate

with, on top of, in addition…

Order and Sequence

To show events or procedures in time order

Signal words: first, second, third, next, later, then, before, followed, by, finally

Drag and Drop

Ordering and sequence is to show ​

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or procedures in ​

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order

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events

time

fruits

colors

shapes

Compare and Contrast

To show how two or more things are alike and different

Signal words: like, unlike, also, similar, different, too, as well as, however, although, same as

Drag and Drop

Compare and ​

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show how things are ​

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and ​

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.

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contrast

alike

different

equal

unique

special

Cause and Effect

To show why something happened and what happened

Signal words: so that, due to, this led to, as a result, since, so, for this reason, in order to

Open Ended

Cause and effect is to show

Problem and Solution

To tell about a problem and show a solution

Signal words: Concern, solve, challenge, help, prevent, so that, the answer, one reason is

Multiple Choice

Solve, challenge, and help are signal words for

• Problem and solution

• Cause and effect

• Compare and contrast

• Order and sequence

• Description

Multiple Choice

To tell about something

• Problem and solution

• Cause and effect

• Compare and contrast

• Order and sequence

• Description

Multiple Choice

To show events or procedures in time order

• Problem and solution

• Cause and effect

• Compare and contrast

• Order and sequence

• Description

Multiple Choice

To show how two or more things are alike and different

• Problem and solution

• Cause and effect

• Compare and contrast

• Order and sequence

• Description

Multiple Choice

To show why something happened and what happened

• Problem and solution

• Cause and effect

• Compare and contrast

• Order and sequence

• Description

Read the text about the starfish and decide what text structure was used

Multiple Choice

A population explosion of starfish is damaging the Great Barrier Reef, but scientists are finding ways to solve this issue.

• Problem and solution

• Cause and effect

• Compare and contrast

• Order and sequence

• Description

Multiple Choice

If a starfish loses its leg, it can grow a new one.

• Problem and solution

• Cause and effect

• Compare and contrast

• Order and sequence

• Description

Multiple Choice

The starfish has five legs and lives in the ocean.

• Problem and solution

• Cause and effect

• Compare and contrast

• Order and sequence

• Description

Multiple Choice

Both starfish and sand dollars have tube feet to move them along.

• Problem and solution

• Cause and effect

• Compare and contrast

• Order and sequence

• Description

Multiple Choice

A starfish starts as an egg and then becomes a larva.

• Problem and solution

• Cause and effect

• Compare and contrast

• Order and sequence

• Description