Text Structures

Which structure tells the order that events occur?

• Cause & Effect

• Problem & Solution

• Chronological Order

• Compare & Contrast

• Descriptive

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CCSS.W.6.2C

CCSS.W.6.3C

Key words are: problem, solution, resolution

• Problem & Solution

• Cause & Effect

• Chronological Order

• Compare & Contrast

• Descriptive

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CCSS.RI.4.5

Key words are: however, similarly, like, unlike

• Chronological Order

• Compare & Contrast

• Cause & Effect

• Problem & Solution

• Descriptive

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.W.6.2A

Shows similarities and differences between two or more things.

• Cause & Effect

• Problem & Solution

• Chronological Order

• Compare & Contrast

• Descriptive

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.W.6.2A

CCSS.W.6.9B

Key words are: because, if, when, so, as a result

• Cause & Effect

• Chronological Order

• Problem & Solution

• Compare & Contrast

• Descriptive

Tags

CCSS.W.6.2A

CCSS.W.6.2C

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

• Cause & Effect

• Compare & Contrast

• Chronological Order

• Problem & Solution

• Descriptive

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

Every year, thousands of car accidents occur because of drivers distracted by their phones. Safe drive Corporation developed a product that will disable cell phones inside a car, and many people feel this product will help save lives.

• Cause & Effect

• Compare & Contrast

• Chronological Order

• Problem & Solution

• Descriptive

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.W.6.1A

CCSS.W.6.2A

Key words: for example, for instance, such as

• Compare & Contrast

• Chronological Order

• Cause & Effect

• Description

• Problem & Solution

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.W.6.2A

The Loggerhead is an easy turtle to identify. The Loggerhead has a reddish-brown upper shell and a dull brown to yellowish lower shell. Hard scales cover the shells and the number of scales is used to figure out what type of Loggerhead it is.

• Cause & Effect

• Chronological Order

• Descriptive

• Problem & Solution

• Compare & Contrast

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.3

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

• cause & effect
• problem & solution
• order & sequence 
• compare & contrast

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.3.5