Comparing Text Structure

Select one sentence from "Eating in Space" and one sentence from "Farming in Space" that provide the best evidence of each passage's text structure.

• A) "Astronauts get hungry - just like the rest of us." ("Eating in Space")

  D) "And it's a good thing she has already started her work, because extraterrestrial gardening can be tricky!" ("Farming in Space")

• B) "These meals are individually packaged and organized in the order that the astronaut will eat them." ("Eating in Space")

  E) "On the Mir, there was almost no gravity." ("Farming in Space")

• C) Next, they add water to freeze-dried foods." ("Eating in Space")

  F) "Now, Dr. Musgrave was free to worry about the next problem: Would her baby plants live to flower?" ("Farming in Space")

• B) "These meals are individually packaged and organized in the order that the astronaut will eat them." ("Eating in Space")

  D) "And it's a good thing she has already started her work, because extraterrestrial gardening can be tricky!" ("Farming in Space")

• C) Next, they add water to freeze-dried foods." ("Eating in Space")

  D) "And it's a good thing she has already started her work, because extraterrestrial gardening can be tricky!" ("Farming in Space")

Select one sentence from each article that provides the best evidence of each article's text structure.

• A) "Such a disturbance creates a series of massive waves." (Tsunamis and Hurricanes")

  D) A tsunami is a series of huge waves." ("Tsunami: A Wall of Water")

• B) In the center, winds are low and skies are clear." (Tsunamis and Hurricanes")

  E) "There have been many record-breaking tsunamis throughout history." ("Tsunami: A Wall of Water")

• C) "In contrast, weather agencies do not normally give names to tsunamis." (Tsunamis and Hurricanes")

  F) "this resulted in more than 15,000 deaths and more than 25,000 injuries." ("Tsunami: A Wall of Water")

• B) In the center, winds are low and skies are clear." (Tsunamis and Hurricanes")

  F) "this resulted in more than 15,000 deaths and more than 25,000 injuries." ("Tsunami: A Wall of Water")

• A) "Such a disturbance creates a series of massive waves." (Tsunamis and Hurricanes")

  E) "There have been many record-breaking tsunamis throughout history." ("Tsunami: A Wall of Water")

How does comparing and contrasting text structures help you better understand the informational texts you read?

• It helps you understand the plot of the story.

• It helps you see the important facts.

• It helps you better understand the author's purpose.

• It helps you see the light.

An article about the discovery of a new frog and comparing to a similar frog is an example of which text structure?

• Cause/Effect

• Problem/Solution

• Compare/Contrast

• Descriptive

You would find which signal words in a Compare/Contrast text structure?

• for example, for instance, in addition, characteristics includes

• first, second, third, last

• similar, same, both, different, unlike

• since, because, if, as a result, so, then, consequently

You would find which signal words in a  Problem/Solution text structure?

• for example, for instance, in addition, characteristics includes

• first, second, third, last

• issue, due to, leads to, solve, then

• beginning, during this time, ending

What type of text structure did we learn about today?

• Compare and Contrast Text Structure

• Sequence and Order Text Structure

• Descriptive Text Structure

Which of the following is a key word for comparing?

• unlike

• different

• however

• similiarly

Is the following Chronological or Problem - Solution?

"Their solution? They spit toothpaste into a washcloth."

• Chronological

• Problem - Solution

Which of the following sentences best illustrates a compare and contrast text structure?

• A) The cat is sleeping on the mat.

• B) Unlike dogs, cats are more independent.

• C) The sun rises in the east.

• D) Birds can fly.