Text Structures

Why do writers need to structure their texts?

• To make the text look pretty

  
  

• To help readers understand the information better

  
  

• To make the text longer

  
  

• To ensure the text stays upright

  
  

Apples and oranges are both fruits, which means that they have seeds inside of them. Each has a skin, but orange skins are thick and easy to peel. Apple skins are thinner and do not peel easily.

What type of text structure is being used?

• Comparison/Contrast

  
  

• Description

  
  

• Problem/Solution

  
  

• Cause/Effect

  
  

Octopuses and squids live in salt water. Both have blue blood, hard beaks, and eight arms lined with suckers. Octopuses live in dens on the sea floor where they hunt for clams, lobsters, and crabs. In contrast, squids live in the open ocean and eat fish and shrimp.

What type of text structure is being used?

• Cause/Effect

  
  

• Description

• Comparison/Contrast

  
  

• Problem/Solution

  
  

• The park's playground is covered in litter, making it an unpleasant place to be.

• One solution, is to provide more trash cans are needed, and people should clean up after themselves. 

What type of text structure is being used?

• Cause and Effect

  
  

• Chronological Order

  
  

• Problem and Solution

  
  

• Compare and Contrast

  
  

Aux Sable is the home of the Bulldogs. The school is a middle school that is part of District 202. The school colors are black, silver, and green. It is named after a waterway that is located near the school.

What type of text structure is being used?

• Compare and Contrast

  
  

• Description

  
  

• Problem and Solution

  
  

• Chronological

What type of text structure would you used if you were using a timeline?

• Compare and Contrast

  
  

• Problem and Solution

  
  

• Chronological Order

  
  

• Cause and Effect

  
  

The last storm we had caused many residents to lose their power. The high winds caused tree branches to crash onto the power lines. Due to the damage to the power lines, it took several days for residents to have the power in their homes restored.

What type of text structure was used?

• Cause and Effect

  
  

• Problem and Solution

  
  

• Chronological

  
  

• Compare and Contrast

  
  

What is the main characteristic of a chronological text structure?

• It describes events in order

  
  

• It compares two or more ideas

  
  

• It describes what something is

  
  

• It explains a problem and solution

  
  

Which text structure discusses similarities and differences?

• Chronology

  
  

• Description

• Compare and Contrast

  
  

• Cause and Effect

  
  

What is the purpose of a problem and solution text structure?

• To describe events in order

  
  

• To describe a problem and how it was solved

  
  

• To explain how one event causes another

  
  

• To compare two ideas