Text Organization & Signal Words

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What is Compare & Contrast?

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An organizational structure in which the writer shows how 2 or more things are similar or different.

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What is Problem & Solution?

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An organizational structure in which the writer introduces a problem and shows how the problem was solved (or how it could be solved).

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What does the signal word 'next' indicate?

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It indicates Chronological Order.

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What does the signal word 'problem' indicate?

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It indicates Problem & Solution.

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What does the signal word 'unlike' indicate?

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It indicates Compare & Contrast.

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What is Cause & Effect?

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An organizational structure that shows the relationship between events, where one event causes another.

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What is Chronological Order?

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An organizational structure that presents events in the order they occur.

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Give an example of a signal word for Compare & Contrast.

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Unlike, similar, different.

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Give an example of a signal word for Problem & Solution.

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Problem, solution, resolve.

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Give an example of a signal word for Cause & Effect.

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Because, therefore, as a result.