Text Structures

How many text structures are there?

Which text structure would an author use if they are giving directions?

• Compare & Contrast

• Problem & Solution

• Sequencing/Chronological Order

• Cause & Effect

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

Which text structure has clue words such as: problem, solution, resolution?

• Cause & Effect

• Problem & Solution

• Description

• Compare & Contrast

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

Which text structure would you use if you wanted to describe similarities and differences between two or more things?

• Cause & Effect

• Problem & Solution

• Sequencing

• Compare & Contrast

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

Which text structure does an author use when they tell us what happened and why it happened?

• Sequencing

• Cause & Effect

• Problem & Solution

• Description

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

Which text structure would you use if you wanted to write an informational book about dolphins?

• Cause & Effect

• Compare & Contrast

• Sequencing

• Description

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

Read the passage & decide which text structure was used:

Every morning, I wake up at about 7:00 AM. The first thing I do is make my bed and pick out the clothes I’m going to wear. Then, I brush my teeth and take a shower. After my shower, I dry my hair and get dressed.

• Cause & Effect

• Sequencing

• Compare & Contrast

• Problem & Solution

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

Which of the following are clue words you would find in a cause & effect text structure?

• If

• So

• As a result

• Similar

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

Read the passage and pick which text structure was used:

While oranges and lemons are both citrus fruits that grow on trees, they are different colors and have very different tastes.

• Problem & Solution

• Sequencing

• Compare & Contrast

• Description

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

Read the passage and pick which text structure was used:

The Loggerhead is an easy turtle to identify. The Loggerhead has a reddish-brown upper shell and a dull brown to yellowish lower shell. Hard scales cover the shells and the number of scales is used to figure out what type of Loggerhead it is.

• Description

• Cause & Effect

• Problem & Solution

• Sequencing

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5