Text Structure- Signal Words

Match the signal words with the correct text structure. Same, similar, both, different, in contrast, on the other hand, but

• Description

• Sequence/chronological

• cause and effect

• compare and contrast

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Match the signal words with the correct text structure. Problem, issue, cause, since, solution,

• compare and contrast

• cause and effect

• problem and solution

• sequence/chronological

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Match the signal words with the text structure.

Since, because, if, due to , as a result of, so,

• cause and effect

• description

• problem and solution

• compare and contrast

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Match the signal words with the text structure

Before, first, second, next, then, during, after, then, finally, dates of events

• description

• compare and contrast

• sequence/chronological

• cause and effect

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Match the signal words with the text structure

For example, for instance, such as, specifically, in addition

• Description

• compare and contrast

• cause and effect

• problem and solution

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which text structure should you use? How or why an event happened; what resulted from an event

• sequence/chronological

• problem and solution

• cause and effect

• description

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which text structure should you use? What’s wrong and how to fix it; what was wrong and how it was fixed

• description

• compare and contrast

• cause and effect

• problem and solution

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Which text structure should you use? How something looks, moves, works, etc.; a definition or characterization

• description

• cause and effect

• problem and solution

• sequence/chronological

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5