Identify Text Structures

One of the best TV shows of all time is Full House. The show first aired in 1982. It’s a sitcom about a widowed father raising his three children. His brother-in-law and best friend move into his San Francisco townhouse to help him out.

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Dance aerobics and weightlifting are both great forms of exercise. You can get strong and burn calories with both workouts. Dance aerobics is cardio-based and uses dance movements to get your heart rate up. Weightlifting focuses on heavy lifting in order to increase your heart rate.

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Each day, a dance aerobics video plays on the television. Jenny puts on her neon leggings and gets ready to dance! She dances for an hour straight. The next day, her legs and arms are extremely sore. She can barely move without being in pain!

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Nina has the magazine on the counter. She was following the instructions on the page. First, curl your hair. Then, apply mousse and crunch the curls together. Once the mousse has dried, hair spray until set in place. Lastly, add a bow or clip to hold the hair back.

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CCSS.RI.2.5

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In the 1980s, you could listen to music using a cassette or a record. Cassettes were popular in the ‘80s because they made traveling with music much easier. You could listen to them with a Walkman or a boombox. With a record, you needed a large record player to listen. What is the text structure?

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CCSS.RI.2.5

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At the mall yesterday, my mom bought me the most epic pair of converse. I was so excited to wear them to school, but during lunch, I dropped my entire tray of food on them. Luckily, Mrs. Smith helped clean them, so my mom would never know of the accident. What is the text structure?

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CCSS.RI.2.5

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Before cell phones, photos were often taken on Polaroid cameras. A special photo paper is used inside Polaroids. When it is exposed to light, it begins to create an image. When you take an image on a Polaroid, the photo slides out the front of the camera. What is the text structure?

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• Compare and Contrast

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Shawn and Jessica love to dance! They put in a cassette of ABBA and “Dancing Queen” blasts through the boombox. They turn the music up louder. Then, Shawn’s dad bursts through the door. “Shawn! Turn that down! Your mother and I can’t sleep.” What is the text structure?

• Problem and Solution

• Chronological Order

• Cause and effect

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CCSS.RI.2.5

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CCSS.RI.6.5