Text Structure

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Ice-cream is a delicious frozen treat that comes in a many different colors and flavors. Two of my favorite flavors are strawberry and chocolate. Though both of these flavors are delicious, strawberry may contain pieces of fruit while chocolate usually will not. Chocolate comes from a cacao bean, while strawberry is picked as a fruit.  Even though more chocolate ice-cream is sold across the country annually than strawberry, each flavor tastes great inside of a milk shake. 

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Ray forgot to charge his iPad. As a result, his iPad was dead the next day. 
What is the Cause? What is the Effect? 

• Cause: Ray's iPad was dead.
  Effect: Ray forgot to charge his iPad.

• Cause: Ray forgot to charge his iPad.
  Effect: Ray's iPad was dead.