Text Structures and Cause-Effect Relationships

What is text structure?

• A way authors organize ideas and information

• A type of story that is very long

• How to read a book very fast

• A special kind of book cover

Why do authors use text structure?

• To make the text longer

• To confuse the readers

• To help readers understand the text better

• To make the text look pretty

Which of these is a type of text structure?

• Happy and Sad

• Compare and Contrast

• Big and Small

• Fast and Slow

What does "Compare and Contrast" text structure do?

• Explains why something happened

• Tells how two or more things are the same or different

• Lists events in the order they happened

• Describes what a person looks like

Which words help you know a text is using "Compare and Contrast"?

• First, Next, Last

• Because, Caused, Effect

• The same, Alike, Different

• Before, After, During

What does "Cause and Effect" text structure explain?

• How to do something step-by-step

• Why an event happened and what effect it had

• What a character looks like in a story

• Where a story takes place

In the example about Johnathan, what was the cause for him being late for school?

• He woke up very early

• He stayed up late last night

• His alarm clock did not work

• He missed the school bus

In the example about Johnathan, what was the effect of him being late for school?

• He got a special prize

• His teacher was very happy

• His teacher was mad at him

• He went home early from school

Which words help you know a text is using "Cause and Effect"?

• First, Second, Third

• The same, Alike, Different

• Because, Caused, Effect

• Before, After, During

What does "Sequencing" text structure explain?

• The order of events

• How two things are different

• Why something happened

• What something looks like