Text Structures

Which text structure tells the similarities and differences between two or more things?

• compare and contrast

• cause and effect

• description

• chronological order/sequence

• problem and solution

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
• Chronological
• 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
• Chronological
• Problem/Solution
• Sequence/Order of Importance

Which text structure tells about a problem and gives at least one way to solve it?

• compare and contrast

• cause and effect

• description

• chronological order/sequence

• problem and solution

I do my chores each Saturday.

First, I fold the laundry and put it away.

Then I sweep and mop the kitchen floor.

After that, I empty all the garbage cans and

the recycling. Finally, when all of my chores are

finished, I can go outside to play.

• compare and contrast

• problem and solution

• despriction

• sequence

Did you know that not all deserts are

hot? Both hot and cold deserts are very

dry, but unlike hot deserts, cold deserts have long

winters when the temperatures can reach below

freezing. Cold deserts also get a great deal of

snow, which is certainly not true for hot deserts.

• compare and contrast

• problem and solution

• description

• sequence

Mrs. Jonas was worried about Marco

because he often fell asleep in class. She

decided to call Marco's parents to discuss the

problem. During the phone call, Mrs. Jonas

suggested that an earlier bedtime might help

Marco to get more sleep at night so that he would

not need to sleep during class.

• compare and contrast

• description

• problem and solution

• sequence

What is sequence?

• Time order

• Order

• Describing the text

• The effect of the cause

The structure of paragraphs 1-5 in Smokejumpers to the Rescue helps the reader understand _______________.

• How the smokejumpers put out the wildfires.

• The sequence of events a smokejumper follows once they arrive at the wildfire location.

• The sequence of events a smokejumper must follow to put out the wildfires.

• The effects of the wildfires on the smokejumpers.

"Most people who play do not understand exactly why it works. "Spot It!" may be easy to play, but the math behind it is surprisingly complicated. Kirkman's problem and therefore the solution to "Spot It!" lives in the area of finite geometry. Most simply, the game is based on a math fact that two lines on an endless, flat surface will only cross at a single point" ( Smithsonian.com 4). Which text structure is this?

• Sequence

• Description and List

• Problem and Solution

• Compare and Contrast