Text Structures Review

How do text structures differ from text features?

• Text structures focus on the elements that make up a nonfiction text, while text features focus on the ideas presented within the main body of the text.

• Text structures include the title, subtitle, sidebar, graphic aid, caption, and the author’s purpose.

• Text Features include description, chronological, problem and solution, cause and effect, sequential, and compare and contrast order.

• Text structures focus on how the ideas within a nonfiction text are organized, while text features focus on the elements that are not the main body of the text.

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Put a check next to all of the text structures.

• Description

• Author's purpose

• Sequential

• Chronological

• Sidebar

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

If an article explores the best way to make an apple pie by discussing the step-by-step instructions in a numbered order, what text structure would best organize this article?

• Cause and effect

• Description

• Sequential

• Chronological

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

If an article discusses the personality traits, behaviors, and physical characteristics of a tiger, what text structure would best organize the ideas within this article?

• Compare and contrast

• Description

• Sequential

• Problem and solution

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

If an article discusses how the use of technology has changed over time within the last decade, what text structure would best organize the ideas within this article?

• Chronological

• Description

• Cause and effect

• Compare and contrast

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

If an article discusses the issue of laziness among Americans, and then reveals how more sleep and healthier meals may put an end to this issue, what text structure would best organize the ideas within this article?

• Cause and effect

• Description

• Chronological

• 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

If an article discusses the importance of brushing your teeth and flossing in order to avoid cavities, what text structure would best organize the ideas within this article?

• Chronological

• Compare and contrast

• Description

• 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

If an article discusses the similarities and differences between Golden Retrievers and German Shepard’s, what text structure would best organize the ideas within this article?

• 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

When using this chart to organize ideas within a nonfiction text, what text structure would you be exploring and working with?

• Cause and effect

• Problem and solution

• Sequential

• Description

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

When using this chart to organize ideas within a nonfiction text, what text structure would you be exploring and working with?

• Chronological

• Description

• 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