Text Structures

This text structure tells about something by describing it or giving examples

• description

• compare/contrast

• cause/effect

• problem/solution

This text structure tells about an outcome and why it happened

• descro[topm

• cause/effect

• problem/solution

• compare/contrast

The text tells about a problem and offers one or more solutions

• description

• cause/effect

• compare/contrast

• problem/solution

The text tells how two or more things are the same and different

• description

• problem/solution

• compare/contrast

• cause/effect

The text describes events in order or in steps

• description

• sequence

• cause/effect

• problem/solution

Words that help you recognize the type of text are called

• signal words

• vocabulary words

• spelling words

for instance, including, for example to illustrate, such as

• descriptive

• sequence

• compare/contrast

• problem/solution

so, because, since, therefore, if...then, this led to, as a result, consequently, for this reason

• description

• sequence

• cause/effect

• problem/solution

question is, dilemma is, the puzzle is, to solve this, one answer is, one reason for the problem is

• sequence

• problem/solution

• cause/effect

• compare/contrast

same as, similar, alike, as well as, not only...but also, as opposed to, both, instead of, either...or, on the other hand, different from

• compare/contrast

• problem/solution

• cause/effect

• sequence