Text Features and Structures

In which text structure would you find the signal words, "similarly" and "in the other hand"?

• Description

• Cause and effect

• Compare and contrast

Key words are: first, next, then, last, years, numbers

• Sequence

• Cause & Effect

• Problem & Solution

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.

• Sequence

• Cause & Effect

• Descriptive

Park School had a terrible problem. Every day at recess, students would argue over the slides. Teachers had to spend time every day taking care of the arguments. Finally, one teacher came up with a great solution. They bought another set of slides that everyone could enjoy.

What is the PROBLEM?

• Every day at recess, students would argue over the slides.

• They bought another set of slides that everyone could enjoy.

Baby painted turtles spend all winter in their nests. They have special chemicals in their blood that can keep their blood from freezing. As a result, baby painted turtles can survive freezing temperatures!

What is the CAUSE?

• They have special chemicals in their blood that can keep their blood from freezing.

• As a result, baby painted turtles can survive freezing temperatures!

What type of writing considers similarities and differences.

• Description

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

Ice-cream is a delicious frozen treat that comes in a many different colors and flavors.  Two of my favorite flavors are strawberry and chocolate.  Though both of these flavors are delicious, strawberry may contain pieces of fruit while chocolate usually will not.  Even though more chocolate ice-cream is sold across the country annually than strawberry, each flavor tastes great inside of a milk shake. 

• Cause and Effect
• Problem solution
• Compare/Contrast

Wild chimpanzees are rapidly disappearing. Some people are trying to solve this problem. Otherwise, chimpanzees may one day exist only in zoos. People are trying to save the rain forests and woodlands where the chimps live from being cut down. It will take many people working together to solve this problem

• Compare/Contrast
• Problem/Solution
• Sequence

Choose the clue words that indicate cause and effect.

• next, after, then, first, last
• consequently, as a result of, so, therefore
• similar, common, compare, contrast

Where would you find a caption?

• Close to a picture
• At the top of a section
• On the table of contents
• In the glossary