ELA Text Structure

Which text structure explains how two things are similar or different?

• cause and effect

• comparison

• chronological

• description

Name the five text structures?

These new rules would change the foundation of the game, but baseball needs to catch up. Soccer is growing popular in the U.S. for a good reason: the running clock. Soccer games have constant action. There is a defined starting and ending point to a soccer game — they will always be about two hours long. Many people like the slow pace of baseball, and that it has no time limits. But there’s still a way to make it faster-paced Use different perspectives to find both answers.

• Sequence

• Problem and Solution

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

Which text structure would use the following key words?

as a result, because, since, due to

• Problem & Solution

• Chronological

• Description

• Cause & Effect

What is a summary?

• a retelling of the most important parts of what was read

• the feeling the author gives you about a topic

• to express something directly

• a comparison of the important events

Which text structure would use the following key words?

propose, conclude, suggest, reason, solve

• Problem & Solution

• Cause & Effect

• Description

• Chronological

Which text structure would use the following key words?

both, same, like, unlike, at the same time

• Problem and Solution

• Description

• Compare & Contrast

• Chronological

Which text structure would you use to tell the history of Women's Rights?

• Chronological

• Cause & Effect

• Compare & Contrast

• Problem & Solution

Which text structure would you use to tell how to play a board game?

• Compare & Contrast

• Sequential Order

• Problem & Solution

• Cause & Effect

This paragraph is an example of which text structure?

Lake Harriet is a great place to to swim and relax. In the summer, the water is warm and clean, and the beaches are large enough to accommodate groups of people seeking relief from a midsummer scorcher.

• Problem & Solution

• Cause & Effect

• Chronological Order

• Description