Text Structure & Text Features

What is text STRUCTURE?

• The way the text is organized

• The title of the text

• The way the pictures are organized

• A nonfiction text

A SEQUENCE text structure_____________________.

• tells what happened and why it happened.

• gives a problem and describes how it can be/ is solved.

• describes something.

• tells the order the events happened.

Cause and effect text structure______________________.

• shows similarities and differences between things.

• tells the order the events happened.

• gives a problem and describes how it can be/ is solved.

• tells what happened and what occurred as a result of it.

A PROBLEM and SOLUTION text structure___________________.

• gives a problem and describes how it can be or is solved.

• describes something.

• tells the order the events happened.

• tells what happened and why it happened.

A COMPARE and CONTRAST text structure______________________.

• gives a problem and describes how it can be/is solved.

• tells the order events happened.

• shows similarities/ differences between two or more things.

• describes something.

A DESCRIPTION text structure ____________________.

• describes a topic/ includes facts about a specific topic.

• tells the order events happened.

• tells what happened and why it happened.

• shows similarities/ differences between two or more things.

What is the text structure used in the following example:

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

• description

• sequence

• compare and contrast

• problem and solution

This type of writing gives information step-by-step like a recipe or driving directions.

• cause and effect

• sequence

• problem and solution

• compare and contrast

What is the text structure used in the following example:

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

• sequence

• cause and effect

• description

• problem and solution

What is the text structure used in the following example:

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.

• description

• problem and solution

• compare and contrast

• sequence