Text Structure Skills and Strategy

This type of writing considers similarities and differences.

• description

• compare & contrast

• chronological order

• cause & effect

In this type of writing, the reader will see words/phrases such as because, as a result of, and due to.

• cause & effect

• problem & solution

• chronological order

• compare & contrast

In this type of writing the reader will find words/phrases such as a problem is, solve,or solution.

• cause & effect

• problem & solution

• chronological order

• compare & contrast

Choose the clue words that indicate chronological order.

• first, next, finally, 8:30, after
• cause, effect, as a result of, because
• problem, solution, promise, struggle
• compare, contrast, similar, different

The text structure of ______________ is text that tells what happened and why it happened.

• description

• chronological order

• cause & effect

• problem & solution

What is text structure?

• How the author organizes the text
• How the text is written on the paper
• What the text looks like
• Text about building items

_{^{What text structure is the image portraying?}} 

• Problem and Solution
• Compare and Contrast
• Cause and Effect
• Description

What text structure would a Venn Diagram go with?

• Description

• Cause and Effect

• Problem & Solution

• Compare and Contrast

To explain/describe a person, place, thing or idea...

• description
• sequence
• compare and contrast
• cause and effect

This type of writing gives information step-by-step.

• cause & effect
• problem & solution
• order & sequence 
• compare & contrast