Text Structure: Yellowstone

Authors use different text structures to ______________.

• give facts about their topic

• organize their ideas

• research their topic

• add visuals to their writing

Which text structure would be best for writing about the process of a geyser erupting?

• sequence

• description

• compare and contrast

• cause and effect

Which word or phrase is an author mostly likely to use when writing a problem and solution passage?

• similarly

• for example

• as a result

• the problem

Which of the following would be the title for a cause and effect passage?

• Formation of the Park's Geothermal Features

• Yellowstone: Home to Geysers, Hot Springs, and Mud Pots

• Old Faithful's Consistent Eruption Every 90 Minutes

• The Introduction of Lake Trout and the Harmful Effects

Which text structure would an author use when explaining the differences between grizzly bears and black bears?

• cause and effect

• description

• compare and contrast

• problem and solution

Which text structure would an author use when informing the reader about Yellowstone bison?

• compare and contrast

• chronological/sequence

• problem and solution

• description

Which text structure would an author use when writing about Yellowstone wolves disappearing and how they reintroduced them?

• problem and solution

• cause and effect

• compare and contrast

• description

Which word or phrase is an author most likely to use when writing a cause and effect passage?

• as a result

• finally

• for example

• the solution