Expository Text Structures

The author lists items or events in numerical or chronological sequence, either explicit or implied.

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CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

Which text structure is used to explain the cause of tension between George and Curley in Chapter 2?

• Sequence

• Description

• Cause/Effect

• Problem/Solution

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CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

How does the author use cause/effect structure to explain the relationship between George and Lennie?

• By showing how their past experiences affect their current relationship

• By detailing their future plans

• By describing their physical appearances

• By comparing them to other characters

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CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

This structure uses time, numerical or spatial order as the organizing structure

• Chronological Order

• Cause and Effect

• Compare and Contrast

• Problem and Solution

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CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

This structure is used to explain how two or more objects, events or positions in an argument are similar or different.

• Chronological Order

• Compare and Contrast

• Problem and Solution

• Cause and Effect

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CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

Uses subtitles to list specific aspects of a general topic.

• Description

• Cause and Effect

• Chronological Order or Sequence

• Problem and Solution

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CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

The text structure for which a Venn diagram is used.

• Problem and Solution

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

• Chronological Order or Sequence

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CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

Uses words like alike or in comparison.

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

• Compare and Contrast

• Chronological Order or Sequence

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CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

How the author creates the passage and puts it together (examples: description, cause and effect, sequencing, etc.,)

• prose

• text structures

• poem

• expository

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CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

Which text structure is used to explain the process of photosynthesis in a biology textbook?

• A) Sequence

• B) Description

• C) Cause/Effect

• D) Problem/Solution

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CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.5.5