Text Structure

What is text structure?

• How the author organizes the text
• How the text is written on the paper
• What the text looks like
• Text about building items

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This type of writing considers similarities and differences.

• Main idea/ supporting details

• compare & contrast

• chronological order

• cause & effect

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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

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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

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

• cause & effect

• problem & solution

• chronological order

• compare & contrast

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While oranges and lemons are both citrus fruits that grow on trees, they are different colors and have very different tastes.

• Main idea / supporting details

• compare & contrast

• chronological order

• problem & solution

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Choose the clue words that indicate chronological order.

• first, next, finally, after

• cause, effect, as a result of, because

• problem, solution, promise, struggle

• compare, contrast, similar, different

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

• main idea/ supporting details

• chronological order

• cause & effect

• problem & solution

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After trick or treating, Billy stayed up late eating his whole bag of candy. The next day he felt sick and tired.

• chronological order

• description

• cause & effect

• problem & solution

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On both Halloween and Easter you get candy, but the candy looks very different. Easter candy is usually wrapped in bright colors. On the other hand, Halloween candy is often black and orange or it could have monsters on the wrappers.

• main idea/ supporting details

• compare & contrast

• problem & solution

• chronological order

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