Text Structure

The text revolves around chronological events or a list of steps in a procedure

• Order and Sequence

• Problem and Solution

• Description

• Cause and Effect

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

• Order and Sequence

• Cause and Effect

• Description

• Compare and Contrast

The author describes an event or several events (the cause) and the events that follow (the effect)

• Order and Sequence

• Problem and Solution

• Cause and Effect

• Description

Text explains a topic, idea, person, place, or things by listing characteristics and examples

• Cause and Effect

• Description

• Problem and Solution

• Compare and Contrast

The text gives information about a problem and explains one or more solutions

• Description

• Cause and Effect

• Problems and Solution

• Compare and Contrast