Analyzing Text Structure

Before Europeans came to North America ,many bald eagles graced the sky. As settlers moved west, they destroyed the eagles' natural habitat. Egg collectors and pesticides almost wiped out the bald eagle population. However, about 30 years ago the federal government passed laws to protect the eagles. Today, more than 7,678 pairs of bald eagles live in the lower United States.

How is this passage organized?

• Cause & Effect

• Compare & Contrast

• Chronological

• Sequence

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CCSS.RI.4.5

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Rainbows appear when sunlight passes through raindrops in the sky. As the light passes through, it is broken up into seven colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet. Rainbows normally appear from the rain, but they can happen wherever light is being bent inside of water droplets. Rainbows can be seen in mist, fog, spray, and dew. Rainbows are actually circles but they look like arches when we view them from the ground.

How is this passage organized?

• Chronological

• Compare & Contrast

• Descriptive

• Sequence

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

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Astronomers claim that a star begins as a cloud of hydrogen and helium. As the cloud moves about, it collects bits of dust and more floating gases. Then, the cloud begins to warm as more dust and gases are pulled into it. After a long period of time, as the cloud becomes denser, heat and friction cause the atoms to explode. That is how a star is born.

How is this paragraph organized?

• Chronological

• Compare & Contrast

• Descriptive

• Problem & Solution

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

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Both humans and beavers change their surrounding to suit their needs, and from time to time, these needs may come into conflict. Property owners, in particular, may experience unwanted flooding. When conflicts arise, it’s better to seek long-range solutions. Destroying beavers just creates vacant territory for new beavers to move in. Many property owners find success with water flow devices, which prevent issues from flooding caused by beaver dams. Pipe system devices control the water level in a beaver pond—offering a long-term solution for homeowners while allowing beavers to continue maintaining precious wetlands. How is this passage organized?

• Chronological

• Compare & Contrast

• Description

• Problem & Solution

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

After the Stamp Act and the Boston Tea Party, the British passed a series of acts that removed colonists from all positions of power, from judges to sheriffs, and restricted the colonial town meetings. The colonists called these the Intolerable Acts and it made them angry. The colonies formed the Continental Congress, their first united government, to demand fair treatment from Britain, who in turn saw this as a state of rebellion. In response, Britain sent troops to stop the riots and disband the militias that were forming. In April, the first shots were fired, and the Revolutionary War was underway. How is this passage organized?

• Cause & Effect

• Compare & Contrast

• Descriptive

• Problem & Solution

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Which key words might be found in a text written in sequence?

• Compare and Contrast

• Description

• Cause and effect

• Chronological Order

• Problem and Solution

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

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Which text structure tells how things are alike and different?

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

• Chronological Order/Sequence

• Description

• Compare and Contrast

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Which text structure does this graphic organizer help with?

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

• Compare and Contrast

• Problem and Solution

• Description

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

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When the author explains why something happens or explains the effects of something, what text structure are they using?

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

• Chronological Order

• Description

• Compare and Contrast

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

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Which text structure might use words like SIMILAR, DIFFERENT, BOTH, COMMON, SHARE, UNLIKE

• Chronological Order

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

• Compare and Contrast

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5