Text Structure Examples

Find the term that matches the definition: 
a text structure uses details and examples to explain  a topic

• description 

• chronological

• problem and solution

• cause and effect

Choose the signal words that indicate chronological order.

• first, next, finally, 8:30, after

• cause, effect, as a result of, because

• problem, solution, promise, struggle

• compare, contrast, similar, different

Choose the signal words that indicate compare and contrast.

• therefore, cause, effect, consequently

• later, then, next, Monday

• similar, different, common, on the other hand

• possibility, struggle, hope, problem

Choose the signal words that indicate problem and solution.

• first, last, next, after

• cause, as a result of, consequently

• compare, similar, both, alike

• threat, difficulty, possibility, hope

"The beloved children's writer, Shel Silverstein is well known for his three books of children's poems. The first book, Where the Sidewalk Ends was first published in 1974. The second book, A Light in the Attic, came out seven years later in 1981. The final book, Falling Up, was published in 1996."

What words signal the author's organizational pattern?

• "The Sidewalk's End", "Falling Up"

• Beloved

• First, Second

• Shel Silverstein

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

Signal words - dates in order, first, second, not long after, before, after.

• cause & effect

• compare & contrast

• chronological order/sequence

• problem & solution

Signal words - like, both, neither, same, on the other hand, differ

• cause & effect

• order of importance/hierarchy

• chronological order/sequence

• compare & contrast

Choose the signal words that indicate cause and effect.

• next, after, then, first, last

• struggle, promise, problem, solution

• consequently, as a result of, so, therefore

• similar, common, compare, contrast

Moths and butterflies often look similar. Both have large wings and long, thin bodies, and both start their lives as caterpillars. However, butterflies usually have brighter colors on their wings than moths. Also, butterflies are most active during the day, while moths are generally creatures of the night.
What words signal the author's organizational pattern?

• Moths, butterflies

• Both, similar, however, while

• long, thin

• creatures