Text Structures

What does the Description text structure focus on?

• Comparing and contrasting two different things

• Listing events in chronological order

• Explaining reasons behind specific outcomes

• Describing the topic and its characteristics

What keywords indicate the Sequence text structure?

• Similar, different, unlike

• Problem, solution, solve

• Because, since, if

• Next, then, before, first, second, third

Which text structure is used when explaining what happened and why?

• Sequence

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

• Description

How is the Problem and Solution structure identified?

• By the use of dates and chronological order

• Through descriptions and characteristics

• With words like problem, solution, and solve

• By comparing two different elements

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

• To describe a topic in detail

• To list events in the order they happened

• To show the cause of an event and its effects

• To explain how things are alike and different