Text Structure or Organizational Patterns Assessment

When two things are looked at for how they are alike and different, which text structure is that?

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

• Chronological

• Compare and Contrast

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Most American families can afford to buy cotton candy these days, but it wasn’t always that way. Cotton candy was first made in Europe during the 17th century, but making it back then took a lot of work and most people couldn’t afford it. In 1897 William Morrison and John Wharton invented machine-spun cotton candy. This made cotton candy much cheaper to produce. People fell in love with the treat when Morrison and Wharton introduced it at the 1904 World's Fair. Morrison and Wharton called the treat “fairy floss,” it was Joseph Lascaux who actually called the treat “cotton candy” in 1921. The next big breakthrough came in the 1970s, when a machine was invented that created the cotton candy and packaged it automatically. This made producing and distributing cotton candy cheaper and easier than ever. Now cotton candy can be found in carnivals, fairs, and circuses around the world. Aside from the delicious taste, the best part about today’s cotton candy is its affordability. Which text structure is represented here?

• Sequence/Process

• Cause and Effect

• Chronological

• Generalization

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Going to the candy shop is a lot of fun, but I always have a hard time deciding what to get. There are lots of different options and they are all so delicious, but for me it always comes down to two choices: cotton candy or rock candy. Both of these treats are made out of sugar and get their coloring from food dyes, but they are prepared differently. Cotton candy can be quickly spun from a machine. A batch of cotton candy may only take five or ten minutes to make, but it does require a specialized machine. On the other hand, rock candy forms slowly. It takes six or seven days to make a batch of rock candy, but you can do it at home without any expensive machinery. Both of these treats can be served on sticks, but you can't eat either of them around me without sharing.

• Chronological

• Compare and Contrast

• Problem and Solution

• Sequence/Process

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

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What graphic organizer do you use for chronological text structure?

• Thought Bubble

• Timeline

• Story Map

• Flow Chart

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CCSS.RI.4.5

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Match the following organizational text structures:

• Cause and Effect

• organizational structure where a problem is presented and a solution is suggested; signal words include: issues, challenges, solve, proposed solution, etc.

• Chronological order

• writing describing events in the order that they happened

• Problem and solution

• structure connects events that happen with why they happen. Words include: because, as a result, therefore, and if

• Sequential

• putting steps in order; signal words include: first; second; third; before; after that; next; finally; then, following; etc.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

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What is the text structure of this paragraph? (a)  

• Compare and Contrast

• Sequence

• Chronological

• Descriptive

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What does text structure mean?

• information in the text

• the way the author organizes information in the text

• the way the author presents the information in the text.

• how the text is typed up.

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​ (a)   Organizes information based on time sequence.

​ (b)   Shows how events or actions lead to specific outcomes.

​ (c)   Highlights similarities and differences between two or more subjects.

​ (d)   Broad assumptions are made to explain patterns or trends, but they might not be true all of the time.

• chronological order

• cause and effect

• compare and contrast

• generalization

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

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What is the organizational text structure Sequence/Chronological Order?

• describes a topic, idea, person, place, or thing by listing its features, characteristics, or examples

• shows how two or more things are alike and/or different

• time order in which events occur

• key concept and information that supports the concept

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CCSS.RI.4.5

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Because, Since, Therefore, and As a Result are all signal words for which text structure?

• Compare and Contrast

• Problem and Solution

• Chronological

• Cause and Effect

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CCSS.RI.4.5

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CCSS.RI.6.5

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