Identifying Compare and Contrast Text Structures

The video tutorial by Grass Popper introduces the concept of text structure, focusing on compare and contrast. It explains how authors organize information and the purpose of different text structures. The tutorial highlights the use of signal words to identify compare and contrast structures and provides examples. It also demonstrates how to use a Venn diagram to organize information from a text. The video concludes with a summary and additional resources for further learning.

What is the purpose of text structure?

• To make the text longer

• To confuse the reader

• To add unnecessary details

• To organize information and show the purpose of the text

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.W.6.2A

Which of the following is NOT a type of text structure mentioned?

• Narrative

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

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CCSS.RI.6.5

What does a compare and contrast text explain?

• Both similarities and differences between topics

• Only the similarities between topics

• Only the differences between topics

• Neither similarities nor differences

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CCSS.RL.6.9

Which signal word is used to show comparison?

• Yet

• Similarly

• But

• However

What is the purpose of highlighting or underlining signal words?

• To make the text look colorful

• To help figure out the text structure

• To distract the reader

• To make the text longer

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CCSS.RI.6.5

In the text 'Keeping in Touch', what is the signal word used to show contrast?

• Both

• Similarly

• But

• Alike

What is a Venn diagram used for?

• To write a story

• To compare and contrast topics

• To solve math problems

• To draw pictures

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CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.W.6.2A

Where do you write the information that is the same about the topics in a Venn diagram?

• Outside the circles

• In the middle section

• In a separate box

• In the outer sections

What information goes into the outer sections of a Venn diagram?

• All information from the text

• Information that is only about one of the topics

• Information that is the same about the topics

• Unrelated information

What is the final step in completing a Venn diagram?

• Labeling the circles

• Writing the title

• Adding the important information

• Drawing the circles