Text Structure and Author's Purpose

This type of text structure includes adjectives or gives a lot of detail about a person, place, situation, or topic.

• cause and effect

• compare and contrast

• description

• chronological

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

This type of text structure includes a comparison of how two or more people or things are alike and different.

• compare and contrast

• description

• fact and opinion

• problem and solution

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

The author uses adjectives or gives a lot of detail about a person, place, situation, or topic

• asks

• lists

• describes

• tells

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

This type of text structure includes events in the order in which they happened.

• problem and solution

• chronological

• fact and opinion

• compare and contrast

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The most important idea from the text

• details

• facts

• solution or resolution

• main idea

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

The facts or text evidence used to support the main idea

• headings

• supporting details

• opinions

• text features

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

What are possible nonfiction text structures that author's use to organize their ideas?

• cause-effect

• persuasion

• compare-contrast

• sequence

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which text structure uses words the following words to organize writing: because, since, as a result, due to, consequently

• cause-effect

• compare-contrast

• problem-solution

• sequential

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which text structure uses words the following words to organize writing: like, similarly, in the same way, on the other hand, in contrast, unlike

• cause-effect

• compare-contrast

• problem-solution

• sequential

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which text structure uses words the following words to organize writing: first, next, during, finally, while

• cause-effect

• compare-contrast

• problem-solution

• sequential

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.4.5