Characteristics and Structures of Informational Text

This text structure is used to tell us about a topic's characteristics and qualities. It paints a picture of the topic in our heads.

• Cause & Effect

• Compare & Contrast

• Description

• Problem & Solution

• Sequence

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

This text structure is used to tell us how 2 or more items are alike and also different.

• Cause & Effect

• Compare & Contrast

• Description

• Problem & Solution

• Sequence

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

This text structure is used to tell about something that happened and what made it happen.

• Cause & Effect

• Compare & Contrast

• Description

• Problem & Solution

• Sequence

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

This text structure is used to explain the chronology of how something happened (dates) or the order in which you should do something (steps).

• Cause & Effect

• Compare & Contrast

• Description

• Problem & Solution

• Sequence

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

This text structure is used to present a problem or dilemma and then tell us some possible ways of fixing the problem.

• Cause & Effect

• Compare & Contrast

• Description

• Problem & Solution

• Sequence

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Which text structure would USE these SIGNAL or KEY WORDS: as a result, since, then, due to

• Cause & Effect

• Compare & Contrast

• Description

• Problem & Solution

• Sequence

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Which text structure would USE these SIGNAL or KEY WORDS: like, similar, both, different, while

• Cause & Effect

• Compare & Contrast

• Description

• Problem & Solution

• Sequence

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Which text structure would USE these SIGNAL or KEY WORDS: before, after, first, second

• Cause & Effect

• Compare & Contrast

• Description

• Problem & Solution

• Sequence

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Which text structure would USE these SIGNAL or KEY WORDS: issue, dilemma, solved, solution

• Cause & Effect

• Compare & Contrast

• Description

• Problem & Solution

• Sequence

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

The way or method an author/writer uses in order to organize and present information. How the author does this will depend on the purpose.

• Descriptons

• Graphic Organizers

• Text Structure

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5