Text Structures

Which text structure tells what happened and explains why it happend?

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Which text structure tells about events in time order?

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Which text structure tells about or describes something?

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Which text structure explains an issue and gives us ways to fix it?

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Which text structure tells how things are alike and different?

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Which text structure might use these signal words?

FIRST, NEXT, BEFORE, LAST

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Which text structure might use these signal words?

ISSUE, SOLVE, THEREFORE, AS A RESULT

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Which text structure might use these signal words?

BOTH, UNLIKE, SIMILAR, DIFFERENT

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Which text structure might use these signal words?

FOR EXAMPLE, INCLUDING, ANOTHER

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Which text structure might use these signal words?

BECAUSE, DUE TO, SINCE, SO, IF...THEN

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