Text Structures
This text structure tells a story from the beginning to the end. It might also mention times, years, or hours as they happen.
Chronological / Sequential
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i ran outside to see the rain
I ran outside to see the rain.
Capital and Punctuation.
These are the people or animals in a story.
Characters.
This point of view uses words like I, me, my, we.
First Person
The name for when font is like this
Underlined
This highlights similarities and differences between two or more things.
Compare and Contrast
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the Class raised 100$ for their Field trip
The Class raised $100 for their field trip.
Capitals, punctuation, correct usage of $ symbol.
This is the overall sequence of events in the story.
Plot.
If you write an autobiography this would be the most likely point of view.
First Person.
Stanza
This text structure provides detailed information about a subject or topic.
Descriptive
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jimi hendrix is a famous guitar player.
Jimi Hendrix is a famous guitar player.
Capitals.
This describes the place or time a story takes place.
Setting.
If someone wrote a biography about you it would likely be in this point of view.
This is the name for a visual displaying information within a story or passage
Chart or Graph
This text structure discusses an event and how it relates to the later consequences.
Cause and effect.
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The goose run down to the Pond.
The goose ran down to the pond.
Capital, verb tense.
This would be the primary idea of a story or text, rather than a detail.
Main Idea.
This point of view uses words like he, she, they, her, his, their.
Third Person.
This is the name of a story or passage.
Title
This text structure presents and issue or bad event first. Then it discusses the way it is resolved or ways it could be resolved
What corrections should be made in this sentence?
bob and i decide to go to the mall on sunday?
Bob and I decided to go to the mall on Sunday.
Capitals, verb tense, punctuation.
This is the character the story is mostly about.
The Main Character.
This point of view uses words like you and your.
2nd Person.
This is the name for a graphic feature that displays key dates and/or times for a story or passage.
A Time Line.