Text Structure, Features, Author's Purpose, & Main Idea Review

What type of text feature is this image an example of?

• Special print

• graph

• map

• illustration

An author would use the following diagram in order to...

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  explain how shark fins look

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  explain how dolphin fins look

• show which type of fin is the best

• compare and contrast a shark fin to a dolphin fin

Text structure that describes a problem and explains one or more solutions is:

• problem and solution

• sequence

• cause and effect

• description

What is the text structure?

Green turtles live in the ocean. People used to hunt them to make turtle soup, as well as for their meat. They also were hunted because people wanted to use their skin for leather. As a result, the green turtle population is much lower than it used to be.

• problem and solution

• sequence

• cause and effect

• description

What is the text structure?

Arizona is home to one of the world's greatest natural wonders, the Grand Canyon. About 5 million people visit Grand Canyon National Park each year. The Grand Canyon formed over 3 to 6 million years ago by the rushing waters of the Colorado River. Even more, it reaches about one mile deep!

• problem and solution

• sequence

• cause and effect

• description

What is the text structure?

The Tyrannosaurus rex was one of the largest meat-eating dinosaurs. The T-Rex ate its prey whole. It even crushed and swallowed the bones. The T-Rex was so big that it could eat up to 500 pounds of meat in one bite. The T-Rex lived in North America. It has been extinct for 65 million years.

• problem and solution

• sequence

• cause and effect

• description

What is the text structure?

On December 13, 1989, Taylor Swift was born in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania. At the age of 14, her family moved to Nashville, Tennessee so Taylor could pursue a career in country music. When she was 16 years old, Taylor released her first album. In 2008, Taylor released her #1 single with "Our Song." She has been breaking music records since!

• problem and solution

• chronological

• cause and effect

• description

What is the text structure?

The Northern White Rhinoceros is an endangered species. There are only three of these creatures still alive on Earth, and they're all in captivity in Kenya! Due to extensive hunting, the northern white rhino population has greatly shrunk. Much of this hunting was due to the misconception that a rhinoceros' horn contained a cure for cancer.

• problem and solution

• chronological

• cause and effect

• description

What is the text structure?

What's worse than a giraffe with a sore throat? A crocodile with rotting teeth! Crocodiles get food stuck in their teeth but don't have a way of cleaning them. When crocodiles need a dental cleaning, they open their mouths and allow the Egyptian plover bird to fly in. The plovers clear this issue by eating the food stuck in the crocodile's teeth making it a win-win animal friendship!

• problem and solution

• chronological

• cause and effect

• description

What is the text structure?

A moon is a natural satellite of a planet. There is only one moon which orbits Earth. Unlike us, there are other planets in our solar system which have multiple moons. Mars has two moons, named Phobos and Deimos. Even more outrageous, Jupiter has a whopping total of 67 moons.

• problem and solution

• compare and contrast

• cause and effect

• description