What is the main purpose of the 'Cause and Effect' text structure?

• To describe a topic in detail

• To compare two different things

• To list steps in a process

• To show why something happened and what followed

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CCSS.RI.2.5

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Which text structure would likely be used in a book about volcanoes explaining eruptions?

• Description

• Cause and Effect

• Chronology/Sequence

• Compare and Contrast

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

What text structure compares similarities and differences?

• Problem and Solution

• Compare and Contrast

• Chronology/Sequence

• Cause and Effect

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CCSS.RI.2.5

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CCSS.RI.4.5

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CCSS.RI.6.5

What type of text structure is used in narratives to describe the order of events?

• Cause and Effect

• Description

• Compare and Contrast

• Chronology/Sequence

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CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

Which text structure might use signal words like 'similar' and 'unlike'?

• Problem and Solution

• Cause and Effect

• Chronology/Sequence

• Compare and Contrast

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

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

• Comapre and Contrast

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Authors use different text structures to ______________.

• 
  research their topic

• add pictures

• organize their ideas

• give facts about their subject

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CCSS.RI.2.5

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Have you ever wondered how hot air balloons fly? When air is heated under a balloon, the hot air rises which allows the balloon to fly into the sky.

• cause and effect

• compare and contrast

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

Porpoises and dolphins are fascinating sea creatures. Both porpoises and dolphins have teeth. However, porpoise teeth are shaped differently than dolphin teeth.

• cause and effect

• comapre and contrast

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CCSS.RI.2.5

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

On a rainy day, look up when the sun comes through the clouds. You might see a rainbow since rainbows are made when sunlight hits drops of water in the air.

• cause and effect

• Comapre and contrast

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5