Text Structures I

This type of text structure describes or places events in the order in which they happened.

• Process

• Chronological Order

  Sequential Order

• Problem & Solution

• Compare & Contrast

Comparing and Contrasting is a text structure used to...

• Find the best way to do something.

• Get directions for completing a task.

• Examine the similarities and differences of two or more things.

• Sum up a lot of information in a single expression.

When a text introduces a conflict or a struggle and then suggests a way it might be corrected or improved, this is called...

• Generalization

• Problem/Solution

• Cause/Effect

• Compare/Contrast

Words that give the reader clues and hints that something important to the meaning of the text is being given.

e.g. But, However, In comparison to, First, Finally, etc.

• Vocabulary

• Alarmers

• Terms

• Signal Words

This type of text structure informs readers of how something can impact other people or things.

This structure connects events that happen with why they happen and what happens as a result.

• Cause/Effect

• Problem/Solution

• Sequence

• Chronological Order

This type of text feature gives a broad summary of a group of people or things.

• Process

• Compare/Contrast

• Sequence

• Generalization

This type of text structure examines how two or more things may be similar or different.

• Cause/Effect

• Problem/Solution

• Compare/Contrast

• Generalization

This type of text structure, often a step-by-step walkthrough, includes instructions on how to complete a task.

• Sequential Order

  Chronological Order

• Process

• Cause/Effect

• Generalization

First, you take a bowl. Then, you add some cereal. Next, you should pour some milk. Finally, enjoy your cereal.

This is an example of what kind of text structure?

When teens turn 16, they’re old enough to drive. However, before they become legal drivers, they have to follow certain steps. First, they have to learn the rules of the road. Many people will take a driver’s education class to help them with this. Next they take a test to see if they can receive their learner’s permit.

Find a signal word.