Nonfiction Text Structure

What does text structure mean?

What are the five types of text structure?

What is cause and effect

• arrow and explosion

• tells about a problem and give possible solutions

• topic, idea, person, place or thing described by listing their features

• cause is why something happened

  effect is what happened

What is compare and contrast

• describes items or events in order

• tells about a problem then gives one or more possible solutions

• a topic, idea, person, place, or thing described by listing its features

• shows how 2 or more things are alike and/or how they are different

what is description

• a topic, idea, person, place, or thing described by its features

• why something happened and what happened

• comparing how 2 or more things are alike and/or different

• tells about a problem and gives possible solutions

what is sequence

• why something happened and what happened

• describes items or events in order or tells the steps to follow to do something

• tells about a problem then gives possible solutions

• shows how 2 or more things are alike and/or different

what is problem and solution

• tells about a problem then gives one or more possible solutions

• describes items or events in order or tells the steps to follow to do something

• show how 2 or more things are alike and/or different

• why something happened and what happened

What are some key words for sequence

(look in your journal if you need help)

• first, second, next, then, finally

• question is, dileema is, to solve this, one reason the problem is,

What are some key words for problem and solution

(look in your journal if you need help)

• for instance, such as, an example, characteristics, look for the topic word to be repeated

• question is, dilemma is, to solve this, one reason the problem is

What are some key words for cause and effect

(look in your journal if you need help)

• so, because, since, therefore, if, then, as a result, for this reason, effect of

• first, second, next, then, finally