Text Structure Assessment

What is the way a text is built or organized called?

• Main Idea and Key Details

• Author's Purpose

• Text Structure

• Figurative Language

Which text structure is where an author finds similarities and differences on topics?

• Description

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

• Chronology/Sequence

Type 3 signal words you would find in a problem and solution text.

Which text structure is being represented here?

Save the Tigers Dr. Miller doesn’t want the tigers to vanish. These majestic beasts are disappearing at an alarming rate. Dr. Miller thinks that we should write to our congress people. If we let them know that we demand the preservation of this species, maybe we can make a difference. Dr. Miller also thinks that we should donate to Save the Tigers. Our donations will help to support and empower those who are fighting the hardest to preserve the tigers. We owe it to our grandchildren to do something.

• Description

• Compare and Contrast

• Chronology/Sequence

• Problem and Solution

Type 3 signal words you would find in a cause & effect text.

Which text structure would best fit a text with this title: "The Life of Maya Angelou"

• Sequence

• Problem and Solution

• Cause & Effect

• Author's Purpose

Which text structure would best fit a text with this title: "What Caused the Civil War"

• Chronology/Sequence

• Problem and Solution

• Cause & Effect

• Author's Purpose

Which text structure involves the author listing key causes of an event and what happened as a result

• Chronology/Sequence

• Description

• Cause & Effect

• Problem & Solutions