Text Structures

This text structure tells what is the conflict, or problem, and how it was resolved.

• Problem and Solution

• Descriptive

• Compare and Contrast

What is a text structure?

• The way the text looks (the font, spacing, etc.)

• The way the information and/or events are organized

• The reason the author wrote the text

• The message or moral behind the story

This text structure is "how are things in the text similar or different."

• Cause and Effect

• Compare and Contrast

• Sequence/Chronological Order

This type of writing considers similarities and differences.

• description

• compare & contrast

• chronological order

• cause & effect

• problem & solution

In this type of writing, the reader will see words/phrases such as because, as a result of, and due to.

• cause & effect

• problem & solution

• chronological order

• compare & contrast

• description

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

• cause & effect

• problem & solution

• chronological order

• compare & contrast

• description

This type of writing gives information step-by-step.

• cause & effect

• problem & solution

• chronological order

• compare & contrast

• description

This type of writing is usually in order or a sequence.

• cause & effect

• problem & solution

• chronological order

• compare & contrast

• description

When I get to my classroom in the morning, the first thing I do is hang up my coat and my backpack. Then I turn in my homework and sharpen my pencil. After that, I am ready for work, so I sit down at my seat and start on the morning assignment on the board.
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What words signal the author's organizational pattern?

• Backpack, homework, pencil

• Hang, turn in, shapren

• First, then, after that

• I, my

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. Even though more chocolate ice-cream is sold across the country annually than strawberry, each flavor tastes great inside of a milk shake.

• Cause and Effect

• Chronological

• Problem and Solution

• Compare/Contrast

• Description