Expository Text Structures

The author explains how two or more things are alike and different.

• compare and contrast

• cause and effect

• problem and solution

• description

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The author explains someone or something in detail.

• cause and effect

• description

• problem and solution

• proposition and support

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

The author explains the process or order of something.

• cuase and effect

• compare and contrast

• sequence and order

• description

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The "Gist" of the selection. What the selection is about.

• factual claim

• commonplace assertion

• main idea

• problem and solution

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What the author uses to organize the selection.

• main idea

• problem and solution

• text structure

• commonplace assertion

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

A statement that can be proven.

• factual claim

• proposition and support

• compare and contrast

• description

The author presents a problem and how to solve it.

• main idea

• problem and solution

• cause and effect

• sequence and order

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The author presents an idea or opinion, then supports it with evidence

• main idea

• sequence and order

• proposition and support

• description

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

A statement that many people assume to be true, but can't be proven.

• commonplace assertion

• problem and solution

• description

• factual claim

The author explains what happened and why it happened.

• problem and solution

• sequence and order

• main idea

• cause and effect

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5