Yancey Text Structure

A tornado blew the roof off the house, and as a result, the family had to find another place to live.

• Compare/ Contrast

• Chronological

• Cause/ Effect

• Problem/ Solution

What type of question is this: Which musical genre would you prefer to listen to: Jazz or Reggae?

• Cause and Effect

• Compare and Contrast

What type of text structure is this?

When the Information in a passage is organized by the time in which the event occurred.

• compare and contrast

• order of importance

• chronological order

• sequence and process

When is information organized in order of space or location?

• order of importance

• pacing

• spatial/ descriptive

• plot

Some stories might have more than one problem and solution

• true

• false

Too much sun can be deadly. First of all, too much sun can dry your skin, which in turn reduces its elasticity and speeds up the aging process. Second, too much sun can burn unprotected skin and cause permanent discoloration and damage to the dermis. Most important, long-term exposure of unprotected skin can result in skin cancer.

• chronology; cause and effect

• order of importance; cause and effect

• order of importance; compare and contrast

• cause and effect; compare and contrast

There are many benefits to reading more often. First and foremost, reading more will broaden your understanding of yourself and other people. It will also introduce you to new information and ideas. Furthermore, it will improve your overall reading comprehension. In addition, reading more will improve your vocabulary and increase your reading speed.

• compare and contrast

• order of importance

• problem and solution

• chronological order

At the age of six, Goran Kropp climbed his first mountain. Twenty-three years later, he tackled one of the highest mountains in the world, Mount Everest. His journey to the top shows how independent, persistent, and determined this remarkable man is.

• chronological order

• order of importance

• description

• cause and effect

Since Opal thought Winn-Dixie was lost she was crying, and she was glad it was raining so hard because it made it easier to cry.

• problem and solution

• cause and effect

• chronological order

• sequence and process

Which word refers to the order of ideas or events in a story?

• theme

• sequence

• setting

• plot