Text Structure Signal Words

"First" and "second" are signal words for...

• compare and contrast

• descriptive

• sequence

• problem and solution

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

"Whereas" is a signal word for...

• compare and contrast

• problem and solution

• descriptive

• sequence

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

"So" and "because" are signal words for...

• compare and contrast

• descriptive

• cause and effect

• problem and solution

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

"Dilemma" is a signal word for...

• compare and contrast

• problem and solution

• descriptive

• sequence

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

"A solution to this is" is a signal for...

• compare and contrast

• cause and effect

• sequence

• problem and solution

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

"As a result of" is a signal for...

• compare and contrast

• cause and effect

• sequence

• description

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

Check off all of the signal words for a sequence text structure.

• Next

• Then

• On the other hand

• Finally

• After

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

"Same," "similar," "alike," and "both" are signal words used to

• contrast

• compare

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Check off all of the signal words for cause and effect text structure.

• so

• since

• because

• therefore

• due to

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

Choose the signal for a descriptive text structure.

• but

• smells like

• so

• because

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5