Informational Text Structure

Although it isn't physical in the way that a building is, texts have ________.

• an order

• pictures

• structure

How many types of text structure are you going to learn about?

• 5

• 4

• only one type

What is one example of a text that is written in chronological order?

• an editorial

• a recipe

• a letter

What are some words that will help a reader to identify chonology?

• First, Next, Then, Finally

• First, However, Because

• First, But, And, Also

A text structure that uses compare and contrast would be showing how things are _______ and ______.

• described and accepted

• similar and different

• advertised and created

Some key words and phrases that let a reader know if an author is using a compare and contrast text structure would be : ____________.

• different, unusual, out of the ordinary

• different, kind, which

• same, different, in contrast, on the other hand

In cause and effect text structure, the author explains how ______.

• one idea or event caused another

• a problem was solved

• the events occured

Problem and solution is different from cause and effect because in cause and effect, humans don't have control over the effect; whereas, in problem and solution, humans can find a solution to a problem.

• true

• false

When an author uses description, he/ she literally _______.

• names the object

• gives the scientific name of the object

• describes the object

There are more than 5 types of text structure.

• true

• false