Text Structures

This text structure describes a problem and possible solutions.

• Cause/Effect

• Chronological

• Problem/Solution

• Description

This text structure groups and describes objects that are similar.

• Conclusions

• Categorical

• Description

• Sequence

This text structure compares the similarities and differences between two or more subjects.

• Introductions

• Compare/Contrast

• Spatial

• Problem/Solution

This text structure explains the steps to an event that are not based on certain time-markers.

• Compare/Contrast

• Cause/Effect

• Introduction

• Sequence

This text structure explains a series of events that are dependent on certain time indicators.

• Sequence

• Chronological

• Categorical

• Spatial

This text structure is important for ALL writing because it sums up main points, brings together big ideas, and motivates readers to do something with the new information.

• Spatial

• Cause/Effect

• Conclusion

• Description

This text structure physically describes what an object looks like or how it is built.

• Introduction

• Cause/Effect

• Spatial

• Categorical

This text structure explains what lead up to, or what caused, certain events to happen.

• Description

• Conclusions

• Sequence

• Cause/Effect

This text structure explains what something is, looks like, sounds like, feels like, etc.

• Compare/Contrast

• Spatial

• Categorical

• Description

This text structure is important to ALL writing because it gets a reader's attention, gives them needed information and makes them want to keep reading.

• Introduction

• Conclusions

• Problem/Solution

• Chronological