Nonfiction Text Structures

This text structure gives you facts and details about a specific topic.

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This text structure identifies a problem and then discusses how that problem impacts the world.

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This text structure identifies an issue and then tells you what you can do about it.

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This text structure explains the order of a specific process, story, or event.

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An article titled "The Life of Frederick Douglas" would be an example of ____________.

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An article titled "Baseball vs. Softball" would be an example of ____________.

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An article titled "How You Can Prevent Cyberbullying" would be an example of ____________.

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An article titled "Giraffes" would be an example of ____________.

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An article titled "How Screens are Ruining Your Sleep" would be an example of ____________.

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An article about how a caterpillar becomes a butterfly would be an example of ____________.

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