Text Structure

It's easy to make a salad. First, chop up lettuce. Then, cut up and add fresh veggies. Next, select a dressing. Finally add croutons.

• compare/contrast

• sequence and order

• description

Signal words include: Do the items, events, or steps have to happen in this order?

• cause and effect

• decription

• sequence

Signal words include: What can be done to solve the problem?

• problem and solution

• sequence

• compare and contrast

A topic, idea, person, place, or thing is described by listing its features, characteristics, or examples.

• description

• cause and effect

• compare and contrast

Tells about a problem, then gives one or more possible solutions.

• sequence

• problem and solution

• compare and contrast

Every morning, I wake up at about 5:30 AM. The first thing I do is make my bed and pick out the clothes I'm going to wear. Then, I brush my teeth and take a shower. After my shower, I dry my hair and get dressed.

• compare and contrast

• order and sequence

• problem and solution

Both monkeys and gorillas are mammals. Both can be found in Africa. Most monkeys live in trees, but gorillas spend most of their time on the ground. What's the text structure?

• compare and contrast

• cause and effect

• description

To make a sock monkey, first you will need two clean socks. Next, you will cut them into pieces to make arms, legs, body, and the head. What's the text structure.

• description

• compare and contrast

• sequence and order

What is text structure?

• fiction

• text features

• a way to organize information

Chose two types of text structures

• fact and opinion

• sequence and order

• compare and contrast

• fiction