Text Structure: Cane Frogs

What is the purpose of the author in writing this text?

• To entertain readers with a story about cane toads

• To inform readers about the cane toad problem in Australia

• To describe the life cycle of cane toads

• To persuade readers to take action against cane toads

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

What text structure did the author use in this passage?

• Chronological Order

• Descriptive

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

What clues lead you to believe that the text was organized using that text structure?

• The author presents facts and evidence to support their points

• The author compares the cane toads to other animals

• The author describes the physical characteristics of the cane toads

• The author presents events in the order they occurred

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

What is the main idea of this passage?

• Efforts to control cane toads have been unsuccessful

• Cane toads are a threat to the ecosystems in Australia

• Cane toads were brought to Australia to control beetles

• Cane toads have spread rapidly across Australia

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Make an inference. The author stated that scientists have researched different ways to control the cane toad including trapping them and giving them a virus to stop them from fully developing. What can you infer from this information?

• The cane toad population has decreased significantly due to these methods

• Scientists are still searching for an effective way to control the cane toads

• Trapping and giving the cane toads a virus is the most effective method of control

• Scientists have successfully found a way to control the cane toad population

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.4C

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

What is the purpose of the text structure 'Descriptive'?

• To present events or steps in the order they occurred

• To show the cause and effect relationship between events

• To provide details and descriptions about a topic

• To explain how two or more things are similar or different

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

What is the purpose of the text structure 'Cause and Effect'?

• To provide details and descriptions about a topic

• To explain how two or more things are similar or different

• To present events or steps in the order they occurred

• To show the cause and effect relationship between events

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

What is the purpose of the text structure 'Compare and Contrast'?

• To explain how two or more things are similar or different

• To provide details and descriptions about a topic

• To present events or steps in the order they occurred

• To show the cause and effect relationship between events

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

What is the purpose of the text structure 'Chronological Order'?

• To show the cause and effect relationship between events

• To present events or steps in the order they occurred

• To provide details and descriptions about a topic

• To explain how two or more things are similar or different

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

What is the purpose of the text structure 'Order and Sequence'?

• To explain how two or more things are similar or different

• To provide details and descriptions about a topic

• To present events or steps in the order they occurred

• To show the cause and effect relationship between events

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5