Informational Structure

the author provides several details of something to give the reader a mental picture

• Description

• Compare and Contrast

• Problem and Solution

• Order and Sequence

Which text structure is used in the paragraph?

• compare and constrast

• description

• problem and solution

• sequence

What makes problem and solution different from cause and effect?

• Problem and solution shows what happened and why it happened.

• Problem and solution offers a solution while cause and effect doesn't.

the author provides the reader with chronological events or a list of steps in a procedure

• Description

• Compare and Contrast

• Problem and Solution

• Order and Sequence

Which text structure is used in the paragraph?

• compare and contrast

• description

• problem and solution

• sequence

Which key words from the last paragraph indicate that the structure is problem/solution?

• solve, issue, help

• knock, foil, stop

• every, didn't, enough

• similar, unlike, if

______________ is about something that happened (an event) and something that made that event happen. In other words, something happens as a result of something before.

• Compare and contrast text

• Description text

• Problem and solution

• Cause and Effect Text

Which informational structure is used when the author compares two or more things to highlight their similarities and differences?

• Description

• Compare and Contrast

• Problem and Solution

• Order and Sequence

What type of informational structure involves presenting a problem followed by one or more solutions?

• Description

• Compare and Contrast

• Problem and Solution

• Order and Sequence

In which informational structure does the author provide a detailed account of a topic to create a vivid image in the reader's mind?

• Description

• Compare and Contrast

• Problem and Solution

• Order and Sequence