Text Structures

In a text with a SEQUENCE or CHRONOLOGICAL text structure, the author

• describes a topic and its characteristics

• tells about events in the order that they happened

• explains how things are similar and different

• describes a problem and then explains how someone solved it

In a text with COMPARE and CONTRAST structure, the author

• explains something that happened and the reasons why

• tells about events in the order they happened

• explains how things are similar and different

• describes a problem and then explains how someone solved it

In a text with CAUSE and EFFECT text structure, the author

• explains something that happened and the reasons why

• tells about events in the order they happened

• describes a topic and its characteristics

• describes a problem and then explains how someone solved it

Identify the main text structure used in the passage below.

• description

• problem and solution

• compare and contrast

• sequence

Identify the main text structure used in the passage below.

• sequence

• description

• cause and effect

• problem and solution

Identify the main text structures used in the passage below.

• sequence

• cause and effect

• problem and solution

• compare and contrast

Identify the main text structure used in the passage below.

• cause and effect

• compare and contrast

• problem and solution

• description

Identify the main text structure used in the passage below.

• sequence

• compare and contrast

• description

• cause and effect

A text can have only ONE text structure.

• True

• False

One section of a text can have multiple text structures.

• True

• False