Finding Text Structure

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All candy has a different process by which it is made. M&Ms are popular chocolate treats made from a mixture of liquid milk chocolate and a hard candy shell. First, the chocolate is

poured into small molds. Then, it is left to cool and harden. A conveyor belt transfers the chocolate to another section of a factory, where the chocolates are coated with the hard candy

shell. Finally, they are coated with color!

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Video Game Systems, Then & Now

The Missing Pieces Games, Games, Games

The first video game console, “Brown Box”, was

invented in 1967. In 1977, Nintendo created their

first gaming unit along with the Atari video

game. Many different video game players came

out in 1982 including the Intellivision. The Sega

became popular in the early 1990s and in 1994,

the first PlayStation was released. In 2001, the

Xbox came to stores! Nintendo released the Wii

in 2006 followed by the Xbox One in 2013.

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CHOOSE THE CORRECT TEXT STRUCTURE. Although it may be tempting, eating too much candy can have a negative impact on your body and how you feel. Munching on too much candy can cause cavities in your teeth from all of the sugar. It is also very high in “empty” calories, which means the calories provide you no nutrients, just fat and calories from sugar! This can cause you to gain too much unhealthy weight. Too much sugar can also cause you to have a “foggy” brain, slowing down your memory and making you tired.

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CHOOSE THE CORRECT TEXT STRUCTURE.. Have you ever gathered around a table with yourfriends excited to play a board game, and when youopen the box, find that pieces are missing? It’s alwaysa bummer when you don’t have a piece to mark your place in the game, but you can get inventive to solve the problem. Go to your kitchen and try using beans, gummy bears, or Skittles to replace the missing pieces! Or try using bingo chips, marker tops, or paperclips in their place. Don’t let a missing piece stop you from playing games.

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The Magic Kingdom is the first built

of four theme parks at Walt Disney

World. It opened on October 1971,

and the park features rides and shows

related to major Disney characters

and fairy tales. Symbols of The Magic

Kingdom include Cinderella’s Castle,

Main Street USA, and rides like the

famous Space Mountain coaster.

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What is description  text structure?

• a text structure that shows how two or more  things are different or similar

• a text structure that provides details and  examples to explain a topic

• a text structure that presents information from most important to least important

• a text structure that presents events in the order  they occur

What is problem and solution text structure?

• a text structure that shows how two or more things are similar and different

• a text structure that presents a problem and  shows how it can be solved

• a text structure that presents events in  the order  they occur

• a text structure that explains that uses details and examples to explain a topic

Which text structure includes signal words:
-so that
-question/answer
- puzzle is solved

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What is the organizational text structure Sequence/Chronological Order?

• describes a topic, idea, person, place, or thing by listing its features, characteristics, or examples

• shows how two or more things are alike and/or different

• time order in which events occur

• key concept and information that supports the concept

Did you know that not all deserts are

hot? Both hot and cold deserts are very

dry, but unlike hot deserts, cold deserts have long

winters when the temperatures can reach below

freezing. Cold deserts also get a great deal of

snow, which is certainly not true for hot deserts.

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