Text Structures

Have you ever wondered how hot air balloons fly? When air is heated under a balloon, the hot air rises which allows the balloon to fly into the sky.

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Elephants can get overheat when when it gets really hot. To cool themselves down, elephants use their trunks to splash water on their backs.

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Porpoises and dolphins are fascinating and beautiful sea creatures. Both porpoises and dolphins have teeth. However, porpoise teeth are shaped differently than dolphin teeth.

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My baby brother always messes up my Lego projects. To solve this, I moved all of my Legos into my bedroom. I also keep the door closed.

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On a rainy day, look up when the sun comes through the clouds. You might see a rainbow since rainbows are made when sunlight hits drops of water in the air.

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The book Wonder and the movie Wonder are both really good. The book gave a lot more detail, while the move skipped over many of the detailed parts of the book.

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What type of text structure uses this graphic organizer?

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What type of text structure uses this graphic organizer?

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Which text structure uses the following key words?

Because

So

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Therefore

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Since

Impact

Effects of

If.. then..

When.. then..

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Which text structure uses these key words?

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Solve

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