Nonfiction Text Structures

What type of text structures describes people, places, and things?

• Problem and Solution

• Compare and Contrast

• Sequence

• Description

Ice-cream is a delicious frozen treat that comes in a many different colors and flavors. Two of my favorite flavors are strawberry and chocolate. Though both of these flavors are delicious, strawberry may contain pieces of fruit while chocolate usually will not. Even though more chocolate ice-cream is sold across the country annually than strawberry, each flavor tastes great inside of a milk shake.

• Cause and Effect

• Chronological

• Problem solution

• Compare/Contrast

Wild chimpanzees are rapidly disappearing. Some people are trying to solve this problem. Otherwise, chimpanzees may one day exist only in zoos. People are trying to save the rain forests and woodlands where the chimps live from being cut down. It will take many people working together to solve this problem

• Compare/Contrast

• Chronological

• Problem/Solution

• Sequence/Order of Importance

What text structure explains why something happened or explains the effects of something?

• Compare or Contrast

• Problem or Solution

• Cause or Effect

• Sequence

Choose the clue words that indicate chronological order.

• first, next, finally, 8:30, after
• cause, effect, as a result of, because
• problem, solution, promise, struggle
• compare, contrast, similar, different

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.W.4.3C

Katy Perry is a singer. Taylor Swift is another, but she likes to compose love songs although Katy prefers more casual. Which text structure did the author use?

• Description

• Sequence and Order

• Cause and Effect

• Compare and Contrast

Sophie went to a gala. Then she watched a performance. Last, she donated some money. Which text structure did the author use?

• Problem and Solution
• Compare and Contrast
• Sequence and Order
• Cause and Effect

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The text structure of ______________ is text that tells what happened and why it happened. 

• description
• order & sequence
• cause & effect 
• problem & solution 

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

The text structure of _________________ gives many details or characteristics on a specific top. 

• description 
• cause & effect
• problem & solution 
• chronological 

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

The text structure of ________________ provides details about an issue and offers ways to solve it. 

• cause & effect 
• compare & contrast 
• chronological 
• problem & solution 

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5