Text Structure Review

What is a text structure?

• The way the text looks (the font, spacing, etc.)

• The way the information and/or events are organized

• The reason the author wrote the text

• The message or moral behind the story

Which of the following are text structures?

• To describe, to inform, to entertain, to explain, to persuade

• Non-fiction, fiction, fantasy, historical-fiction

• Chronological, Description, Cause and Effect, Problem and Solution

• Comics, Textbooks, Articles, Brochures

Which text structure contains events that happen in order?

• Sequential

• Description

• Cause and Effect

• Chronological

Which text structure contains steps in order?

• Problem and Solution

• Cause and Effect

• Descripton

• Sequential

Which text structure has two topics?

• Compare and Contrast

• Sequential

• Chronological

• Description

Which text structure discusses multiple features or events that led to one consequence?

• Problem and Solution

• Sequence

• Cause and Effect

• Chronological

Which text structure presents an issue and discusses multiple ways to solve it?

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

• Sequential

• Compare and Contrast

If a text contains the phrase "as a result," which text structure can you guess it is?

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

• Chronological

• Compare and Contrast

If a text contains the phrase "In order to fix this, people should...," which text structure can you guess it is?

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

• Chronological

• Compare and Contrast

If a text contains the words, "both," and "similarly," which text structure can you guess it is?

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

• Chronological

• Compare and Contrast