Text Structure

This structure describes a topic and its characteristics

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The key words "such as" and "for example", and details and adjectives can be found in this text structure

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This text structure "gives events from way back to most recent"

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This text structure includes dates as well as the key words "first", "then", "before", "first", "second", and "third".

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This text structure tells what happened and why.

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This text structure includes words like "since", "if", "then", and "due to".

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This text structure is used when the author introduces a problem and then explains how it was solved.

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This text structure includes words such as "since", "then", "problem", "solution", and "solve".

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This text structure explains how things are different and the same.

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This text structure uses key words such as "both", "like", "while", and "but".

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