Text Structure Mini-Lesson

Text Structures Part 1

Looking at how a text is structured!

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?

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

Multiple Choice

While oranges and lemons are both citrus fruits that grow on trees, they are different colors and have very different tastes.

• Description

• Compare and Contrast

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.

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• Compare and Contrast

Multiple Choice

The sun shone bright yellow in a cloudless blue sky. A faint haze rose from the glistening pavement, suggesting steam rising off a hot surface.

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• Compare and Contrast

Multiple Choice

"My colored pencils, markers, and crayons are alike in some ways and different in others. They all are used for drawing colored pictures. They all are about the same size and shape. But they are different from each other in some ways. My crayons have more colors than pencils or markers. My markers make brighter pictures than crayons or pencils. But my pencils can be kept sharp for drawing fine lines. Sometimes I use all three to make a picture look just right."

• Description

• Compare and Contrast