Text Structures

What type of text structure uses this graphic organizer?

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

• Chronological

• Sequence

Which text structure uses the following KEY WORDS?

During

First/second

Meanwhile

During

Before

After

Following

Steps

Initially

Lastly

• Sequence

• Description

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

The Revolutionary War was a time of great division. Americans were split into two groups: Patriots and Loyalists. Patriots were Americans who supported the struggle for independence. They believed that Americans should be free from the control of an English king. They fought against the English to establish a new government in America. Loyalists were Americans who remained loyal to the crown. Some of them were happy under English rule. Others believed that they might be rewarded after the Americans lost the war. Though both Patriots and Loyalists lived in America, a deep division ran between them.

What type of text structure is used in this paragraph?

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

• Compare and Contrast

• Description

Which text structure uses these key words?

Problem

Solve

Answer

Solution

As a result of

• Cause and Effect

• Compare and contrast

• sequence

• problem and solution

Which text structure uses the following key words?

Because

So

Causes

Therefore

As a result

Since

Impact

Effects of

If.. then..

When.. then..

• Cause and Effect

• Sequence

• Chronological

• Problem and Solution

During the Revolutionary War, Americans learned just how important friends can be. When the Americans declared independence on July 4^th, 1776, they had virtually no allies. But on February 6^th, 1778, after the American victory at Saratoga, the French assisted the American cause. The French went into deep debt helping the Americans. The Americans would receive additional help in June of 1779, when the Spanish joined the fight against the British. They would secure Southern ports and supply lines. Without the help of these allies, many more Americans would have died in the fight for independence.

What type of text structure is used in this paragraph?

• Sequence

• Chronological

• Compare and Contrast

• Description

Which of the following does not typically describe a heading?

• It's at the bottom of the page
• It's in bigger font
• It's at the top of the page
• It acts as a title for the text

What text structure features text that is darker, with a heavier thickness, than the body of the text?

• Italics
• Underlining
• Bolding
• Subheading

What is not a purpose of a subheading?

• To give the author's name
• To help identify supporting details
• To explain subsections of the text
• To draw the reader's attention to important points

Which of the following is not a reason an author would include a graphic in the text?

• To distract the reader
• To draw the reader's attention
• To provide a visual to help the reader understand
• To prove the point of the text