Non Fiction Text Structures Lesson

Students who are frequently absent often have lower average grades than those who have good attendance. When they are out of the classroom, students do not get to see a teacher’s lessons. Even if they attend extra help, it’s usually much shorter and less detailed than the actual lesson. In addition, frequently absent students often miss tests or other assignments and don’t always make up the work.
The text structure in this passage is:

• problem & solution

• order & sequence 

• compare & contrast

• cause & effect

Which text structure would you choose to look at the life cycle of a poison dart frog?

• Cause & Effect

• Order & Sequence

• Problem & Solution 

What do you call how the author organizes the text

• Text Structure 

•  Effect

• Contrast

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

• cause & effect

• problem & solution

• order & sequence

• compare & contrast

How would you know if a text was written in problem-solution text structure?

• The text would explain the steps of an event in time order

• The text would explain one main issue, and the solution to this issue

• The text would show how two things are similar and different

• The text would define and describe one main topic

Choose the clue words that indicate compare and contrast.

• therefore, cause, effect, consequently

• later, then, next, Monday

• similar, different, common, on the other hand

• possibility, struggle, hope, problem

This type of writing considers similarities and differences.

• cause & effect

• compare & contrast

• order & sequence

Subheading

• title.

• caption.

• non fiction text structure.

• Tells reader more information, usually found at the bottom of a passage. 

What type of text structure is the passage below?

Some dogs and cats do not have homes, which is a very sad issue. However people have started animal shelters to take care of these animals and give them better care! Sometimes, people bring a lost animal to the shelter. Some of these pets go home to a loving family.

• cause and effect

• description

• problem and solution

• compare and contrast

Which type of text structure answers the questions what happened and why?

• Chronological

• Cause & Effect

• Problem & Solution

• Compare & Contrast