Text Structure

Authors fill this type of writing with details so readers develop a mental picture

• description

• order and sequence

• compare and contrast

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

In this type of writing, the writer explains how one action or event leads to another action or event.

• description

• cause and effect

• compare and contrast

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

A reader can follow this type of writing to complete a task, such as making a cake according to a recipe.

• description

• cause and effect

• order and sequence

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

This kind of writing explains an issue and ways to solve it

• compare and contrast

• problem and solution

• cause and effect

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

In this type of writing, readers find words such as first, second, and next.

• description

• order and sequence

• compare and contrast

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

In this type of writing, the author explains how two things are similar and different.

• description

• compare and contrast

• cause and effect

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

What type of structure is this?

Every year, thousands of car accidents occur because of drivers distracted by their phones. Safedrive Corporation developed a product that will disable cell phones inside a car, and many people feel this product will save lives.

• description

• compare and contrast

• problem and solution

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

What type of text structure is this? This has been the worse summer in years for acorn production. If there are fewer acorns, it may result in a decrease in populations of squirrels and field mice. Since these animals are often hosts to insects, including tics, the tics will be more likely to bite humans.

• description

• problem and solution

• cause and effect

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5