Organizational Structures

Cause & Effect

100

Which has to actually happen first? ------ cause or effect

the cause

200

Ms. Dunleavy was not here yesterday, therefore the students had a substitute. ---------- What is the effect?

the students had a sub

300

I fell down because I tripped over my shoelaces. ---------- What is the cause?

tripped over shoelaces

400

Jeremy got 8 infractions in Quarter 2, as a result he cannot go to the Quarter 2 incentive. ------------- What is the cause?

Jeremy got 8 infractions

500

It is November now, and the weather is beginning to get colder. Because of this, students need to make sure to wear warm clothing on their way to school and home from school, otherwise they could get sick. -------------What is an effect of the weather getting colder?

Students need to wear warmer clothes

Compare & Contrast

100

What do you do when you compare?

find similarities

200

What do you do when you contrast?

Find differences

300

Cats and dogs are both fun pets to have! They can be very fluffy because both are mammals. Cats and dogs love to run around and play. ----------- Is this paragraph comparing or contrasting?

comparing

400

Basketball and soccer are very different sports. Basketball is usually played indoors, whereas soccer is played on a field outside. Also, basketball only has 10 people in the game at one time, and soccer has 22 people playing at one time. ------------ Is this paragraph comparing or contrasting?

contrasting

500

Math and Reading are both really important subjects that you learn in school. Math uses a lot of numbers and calculations. Reading involves many different words, books, and stories. However, that doesn't mean that math doesn't have any words or reading at all. You can even have stories in math just like in reading. These are usually called math word problems. One very important aspect of both is that you will need to know how to read, as well as how to do math, for the rest of your life. ------------------ Identify one similarity, and one difference from the paragraph.

multiple answers

Chronological

100

What does chronological mean?

Time order

200

What evidence do you look for to prove that something is in chronological order?

Dates, Years, Times, Months, etc.

300

I woke up at 7:00. At 7:40 I got on the bus. I ate breakfast at 8:15. -------- What unit of time is used in this paragraph?

hours/minutes

400

Fred was born in 1990. When he was three years old his family moved to Phoenix. He started school in kindergarten in 1995. In 1997 his little brother Bobby was born. In 2009 Fred graduated from high school, while his brother was just in 6th grade. Now, in 2013, Fred has graduated from college and has a job, but still comes over and helps his brother Bobby with his high school homework. ------------- What happened in 1997?

his brother Bobby was born

500

Fred was born in 1990. When he was three years old his family moved to Phoenix. He started school in kindergarten in 1995. In 1997 his little brother Bobby was born. In 2009 Fred graduated from high school, while his brother was just in 6th grade. Now, in 2013, Fred has graduated from college and has a job, but still comes over and helps his brother Bobby with his high school homework. ------------- What is this paragraph mainly about?

important events in Fred's life