text structure

Lauren does chores each Saturday. First, she folds the laundry and puts it away. Then she sweeps and mops the kitchen floor. After that, she empties all the garbage cans and recycling. When all her chores are done, she gets to go outside and play.

• description

• sequence

• problem and solution

• compare and contrast

What's another word for order & sequence?

• cause 

• effect

• description 

• chronological 

An earthquake that occurs under the ocean may cause a tsunami. A tsunami is a series of giant waves that can cause a great deal of destruction, as well as many deaths when it hits the coast. So, if you are ever at the beach and hear a tsunami warning siren, you should run to higher ground as fast as you can.

• cause and effect

• sequence

• compare and contrast

• description

Choose the text structure used in this passage.

The previous day's melting had caused water to pond on the roadways. As the temperature dropped, the roads became slick. The winds polished the roads surface until they were like ice. As a result of the road conditions, many vehicles were sliding off into the ditches. Many motorists were left stranded.

• Chronological/Sequence Text Structure

• Cause/Effect Text Structure

• Description Text Structure

Beagles are medium sized members of the hound family. Beagles generlaly make good pets because they are intelligent, sweet natured, and good with children. Beagles are also quite playful and need a great deal of exercise.

• sequence

• problem and solution

• cause and effect

• desciption

What text structure uses the following graphic organizer?

• Cause and Effect
• Description
• Sequence
• Problem and Solution

Beep Baseball is a lot like baseball. They both use a ball and bases, and both have two teams. The players use a bat to hit the ball. Unlike players on baseball teams, the players on Beep Baseball teams are sighted and non-sighted people. The sport is played with a big ball and a big bat. There are only two bases, which look like soft towers. When a batter hits a ball, one of the bases begins to beep loudly. The batter runs toward the sound. If the batter can reach the base before someone throws a ball to the base, his or her team scores a point.

• description / main idea
• problem / solution
• compare / contrast
• cause / effect

Which part of the story is represented by this blue blob?

• climax
• rising action
• falling action
• resolution

When farmers use fertilizer to fertilize their crops, the left over fertilizer can run into nearby ponds, streams and rivers. The result is that the nutrient-rich fertilizer causes way too much algae to grow. All that algae is bad for the plants and animals that live there.

• cause and effect

• problem and solution

• description

• compare and contrast

Which part of the story is represented by this blue blob?

• climax
• rising action
• falling action
• resolution