Text Structures

This type of writing considers similarities and differences.

• description

• compare & contrast

• chronological order

• cause & effect

• problem & solution

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.5

In this type of writing, the reader will see words/phrases such as because, as a result of, and due to.

• cause & effect

• problem & solution

• chronological order

• compare & contrast

• description

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

In this type of writing the reader will find words/phrases such as a problem is, solve,or solution.

• cause & effect

• problem & solution

• chronological order

• compare & contrast

• description

Tags

CCSS.W.8.2D

This type of writing gives information step-by-step.

• cause & effect

• problem & solution

• chronological order

• compare & contrast

• description

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.W.8.2A

This type of writing is usually in order or a sequence.

• cause & effect

• problem & solution

• chronological order

• compare & contrast

• description

Tags

CCSS.W.8.3A

CCSS.W.8.3C

This type of writing includes many adjectives, examples, or characteristics.

• description

• compare & contrast

• order & sequence

• problem & solution

• cause & effect

Tags

CCSS.W.8.2B

CCSS.W.8.3B

CCSS.W.8.3D

When farmers use fertilizer to fertilize their crops, the left over fertilizer can run into nearby ponds, streams and rivers. The result is that the nutrient-rich fertilizer causes way too much algae to grow. All that algae is bad for the plants and animals that live there.
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What words signal the author's organizational pattern?

• When, the, all
• Fertilizer, crops, algae
• Use, run, grow
• Result, causes

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.5

Next time you are thirsty, try drinking a glass of water instead of a soda. Although both will quench your thirst, soda is full of sugar and chemicals. Water, on the other hand, is a much healthier choice. Water helps your digestive system to function properly and keeps you immune system strong so you won't get sick.
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What words signal the author's organizational pattern?

• Instead, although, on the other hand
• Quench, helps, keeps
• Water, soda
• glass, full, strong

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

When I get to my classroom in the morning, the first thing I do is hang up my coat and my backpack. Then I turn in my homework and sharpen my pencil. After that, I am ready for work, so I sit down at my seat and start on the morning assignment on the board.
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What words signal the author's organizational pattern?

• Backpack, homework, pencil
• Hang, turn in, shapren
• First, then, after that
• I, my

Tags

CCSS.W.8.2C

CCSS.W.8.3C

An earthquake that occurs under the ocean may cause a tsunami. A tsunami is a series of giant waves that can cause a great deal of destruction, as well as many deaths when it hits the coast. So, if you are ever at the beach and hear a tsunami warning siren, you should run to higher ground as fast as you can.
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What words signal the author's organizational pattern?

• Problem/Solution
• Occurs, Cause, So
• Cause/Effect
• Sequence

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.5