Text Structures Cause and Effect

This text structure shows facts, events, or concepts happen because of other facts, events, or concepts. An action and its results are explained.

• Cause & Effect

• Chronological

• Listing

• Problem & Solution

Herbert studies for a test, so he receives an "A". This sentence demonstrates a ______________ text structure.

• Problem & Solution

• Cause & Effect

• Enumeration/Listing

• Dynamic

All of the following are signal words for which pattern of text structure?

• Listing

• Problem & Solution

• Dynamic

• Cause & Effect

What are the six common patterns of text structure?

• Compare & Contrast

  Chronological

  Listing

  Cause & Effect

  Dynamic

  Problem & Solution

• Compare & Contrast

  Dynamic

  Description

  Listing

  Cause & Effect

  Problem & Solution

• Compare & Contrast

  Chronological

  Description

  Listing

  Cause & Effect

  Problem & Solution

  Description

Today more people are connected to the internet than ever before, not only at home, but also on mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. Many of these people now get their news from the internet rather than reading newspapers. As a consequence, many newspapers have gone out of business. 

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

• Description

• Chronological Order

Today more people are connected to the internet than ever before, not only at home, but also on mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. Many of these people now get their news from the internet rather than reading newspapers. As a result, many newspapers have gone out of business.

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

• Description

• Chronological Order

Choose the box with the right signal words for Cause and Effect

• first, then, next, last

• as a result, because, if/then

  consequently,

• cause, effect, text structure

• before, after, final

What two text structures have we learned about?

• compare/contrast

  cause & effect

• problem & solution

  cause & effect

• cause & effect

  chronological/sequence

• Chronological/

  Cause & Effect

What does cause mean?

• The reason why it happen

• How or why an event happen

• the thing that happens before the effect

• something a person do

What does effect mean?

• Something that comes after cause

• What resulted from the event

• Something that comes next

• How or Why an event happen