Reading Skill #4 - Text Organization and Features

What is it when the author traces the development of a topic or gives steps in a process?

• Descriptive/Spatial

• Sequence/Chronological

• Problem/Solution

• Cause/Effect

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Descriptive/Spatial text pattern is _____________ details about characteristics, actions, settings, etc.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which text pattern uses words like because, as a result, consequently, therefore?

• Problem/Solution

• Descriptive/Spatial

• Comparison/Contrast

• Cause/Effect

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

If the author's purpose is to point out similarities and differences between dogs and alligators, the author would choose __________?

• Problem/Solution

• Comparison/Contrast

• Question/Answer

• Cause/Effect

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is it when the author poses a question and then answers it?

• Question/Answer

• Descriptive/Spatial

• Problem/Solution

• Sequence/Chronological

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Choose 2 key words used for comparison/contrast

• Same

• Conclude

• Because

• As opposed to

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

If the author's purpose is to give steps on how to build a snowman, the author would choose ___________?

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is it when the author shoes how facts, events, or ideas happen because of facts, events or ideas?

• Problem/Solution

• Sequence/Chronological

• Cause/Effect

• Question/Answer

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

If the author's purpose is to give advice to a reader's relationship problems, the author would choose _________?

• Descriptive/Spatial

• Question/Answer

• Cause/Effect

• Problem/Solution

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

If question marks are included, which text pattern is being used?

• Question/Answer

• Sequence/Chronological

• Cause/Effect

• Descriptive/Spatial

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5