Text Structure

This text describes characteristics of something.

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

• Description

This text discusses similarities and differences between two or more things.

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

This text describes a problem and how it was solved.

• Cause and Effect

• Descriptive

• Problem and Solution

This text describes an order of events or a list of steps

• Descriptive

• Sequence/Chronological

• Cause and Effect

The text explains events and the results of the events.

• Cause and Effect

• Compare and Contrast

• Problem and Solution

A Venn diagram is a good organizer for this text.

• Cause and Effect

• Compare and Contrast

• Problem and Solution

A timeline is a good organizer for this text.

• Descriptive

• Sequence/Chronological

• Cause and Effect

A web is a good organizer for this text.

• Descriptive

• Sequence/Chronological

• Cause and Effect

Some clue words for this text are first, next, and last.

• Descriptive

• Sequence/Chronological

• Cause and Effect

Some clue words for this text are like and unlike.

• Descriptive

• Sequence/Chronological

• Compare and Contrast