Text Structures

The organizational pattern authors of expository texts use to present information:

• text feature

• patterns

• text structure

• stanzas

Lena and Sophie are trying to figure out what EXPOSITORY means. They say it means:

• to fear something

• to explain or describe something

• a fictional work

• to argue or defend something

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

In each individual section of a text, an author must choose which text​ (a)   will best convey the information's purpose and meaning.

• structure
• sample
• language
• function

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Kenny and Debray are working hard to try and match these TEXT STRUCTURES:

• CAUSE and EFFECT

• explaining the similarities and differences between 2 or more things

• SEQUENCE

• identifying what happened and why

• COMPARE and CONTRAST

• identifying an issue and how to resolve it

• PROBLEM and SOLUTION

• presenting steps in a process

• DESCRIPTION

• detailing a subject's characteristics

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Autumn was presenting a text structure in which she was presenting facts, events, or details in the order in which they occurred in time. She was using which TEXT STRUCTURE?

• sequence

• cause and effect

• chronological

• compare and contrast

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Izzy and Braylon were trying to explain that an individual section of a text, an author must choose which text structure will:​ (a)  

• convey purpose and meaning
• analyze and evaluate
• present information to be read
• better understand it

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Starlyn made it clear that some texts may use one major text structure, while others may use:

• multiple

• sigmatary

• secondary

• precautionary

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Ayden stated that explaining, analyzing, and evaluating how authors use text structure to convey purpose and meaning will:

• help you to understand the poetic forms

• differentiate the figurative language

• help you better understand what you read

• help you to finish a test faster

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Aiden Dexter told all of his classmates that were absent that the title of our passage was​ (a)   .

• "Meatless Meals"
• "Fruits and Veggies"
• "Anything but Meat"
• "All the Meat You Can Eat"

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Sofia and Rosa are trying to figure out the FOCUS of this question: How does the section "Meatless Meal Ideas" contribute to the author's purpose?

The FOCUS is:

• explaining the argument for dairy products

• analyzing the figurative language

• connecting the section to the author's purpose

• how it is contributing to tone and meaning

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1