Text Structure

A Cook Book

• compare and contrast

• sequence

• main idea detail

• cause and effect

Baseball is played in the summer. Football is played in the winter. They both have two teams and play with a ball.

• compare and contrast

• cause and effect

• sequence

• problem and solution

The Grand Canyon is in Arizona. The Colorado River runs through it. The Grand Canyon Park is bigger than Rhode Island.

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• cause and effect

• main idea and detail

• problem and solution

Scruffy could not see through the hair in his eyes. We got him groomed.

• problem and solution

• main idea and detail

• sequence

Brooks is two years old and is a boy. Natalie is 7 years old and is a girl. They both have the last name Tatum.

• problem and solution

• cause and effect

• compare and contrast

• main idea and supporting details

Natalie is the flower girl. She wore a white dress.

• cause effect

• compare and contrast

• problem and solution

• main idea and detail

The grass was too high. Steve and Peyton cut it.

• main idea and detail

• problem and solution

• sequence

• compare and contrast

Peyton went to sleep because he was tired.

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• main idea and detail

• cause and effect

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First we had the rehearsal. Next we had dinner. Finally, the next day we had the wedding.

• compare and contrast

• cause and effect

• sequence

• main idea and detail

Dogs are canines. However, cats are felines. They both have fur and four paws. Also, they both make good pets.

• compare and contrast

• cause and effect

• problem and solution

• main idea and detail