Text Structure - Review

What is text structure?

• it is term for how an author chooses a publisher

• it is a term for how an author organizes information

• it is a term for how an author comes up with ideas for new stories

This type of text structure includes details to help the reader picture or get to know a person, a place, a thing, or an idea.

• Problem and Solution

• Chronological Order

• Compare and Contrast

• Description or List

This type of text structure explains why something happened and what happened as a result.

• Problem and Solution

• Cause and Effect

• Compare and Contrast

• Description or List

This type of text structure presents a problem and explains how it is solved.

• Problem and Solution

• Compare and Contrast

• Sequence of Events

• Cause and Effect

This type of text structure presents similarities and or differences.

• Description or List

• Problem and Solution

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

This type of text structure describes events in the order in which they happen.

• Problem and Solution

• Chronological or Sequence

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

Which text structure uses these words? such as for example, for instance, most important, in front, beside, near.

• cause and effect

• problem and solution

• compare and contrast

• description or list

Which text structure uses these words? therefore, so, this led to, as a result, because, if...then.

• problem and solution

• description or list

• cause and effect

• sequence of events

Which type of text structure uses these words? propose, conclude, a solution, the reason for, the problem.

• cause and effect

• compare and contrast

• problem and solution

• sequence of events

Which type of text structure uses these signal words? like, unlike, but, in contrast, on the other hand, however, both, also, too, while, as opposed to, yet, rather, same.

• description or list

• problem and solution

• cause and effect

• compare and contrast