Flocabulary Informational Text Structures

a text structure in which an author explains how topics are similar and different

• problem & solution

• compare & contrast

• describe

• cause & effect

a text structure in which an author explains causes, things that make other things happen, and effects, the things that happen as a result of the causes

• cause & effect

• compare & contrast

• problem & solution

• description

to tell or write about; create a picture with words

• cause & effect

• problem & solution

• compare & contrast

• describe

something that makes a person or thing different from others

• cause & effect

• characteristic

• compare & contrast

• description

written works that are not fiction--text books, essays and biographies are examples.

• cause & effect

• characteristic

• compare & contrast

• nonfiction

a type of nonfiction that teaches the reader about a topic related to the natural world or society

• text structure

• informational text

• compare & contrast

• sequence

the way an author organizes information in a text

• text structure

• informational text

• compare & contrast

• sequence

a text structure in which authors tell about events in the order they happened. It's also called "time order" or "chronology."

• text structure

• informational text

• compare & contrast

• sequence

a text structure in which an author explains how topics are similar and different

• problem & solution

• cause & effect

• compare & contrast

• sequence

a text structure in which an author explains a problem and how it was solved

• problem & solution

• cause & effect

• compare & contrast

• sequence