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Text Structure- key words
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Text is written to show sequence or time order.
What is chronological order text structure?
100
Why was the Great Chicago Fire so disastrous? After all, Chicago had fire departments and fire alarms. One reason for the terrible fire is that the alarm malfunctioned. The local fire company noticed the fire by accident as it was returning from another fire. As another problem, a watchman who saw the flames directed other fire companies to a location that was nearly a mile away from the fire. Because of these two problems, a fire that could have been controlled rapidly spread across the city.
What is cause & effect text structure?
100
Text organized into vertical sections, usually to make reading selection look less intimidating.
What is a column?
100
An alphabetical list of terms in a particular domain of knowledge with the definitions for those terms, usually found in the back of the book.
What is a glossary?
100
As well as, similar, as opposed to, and on the other hand
What key words indicate Compare/Contrast text structure?
200
An author poses a problem, and potential solution(s) to help solve the problem.
What is problem-solution text structure?
200
After the fire, thousands of people were left homeless. Many escaped the fire with nothing except the clothes on their backs. Providing all of these people with food, clean water, and shelter was a huge task. Luckily, the city quickly formed a Relief and Aid Society. This group started giving out the food donations that were pouring in from other cities. The society built places for people to live, gathered the tools that people needed to rebuild their houses, and even vaccinated 64,000 people against smallpox.
What is problem-solution text structure?
200
An image, graph, or diagram; meant to add to information by giving reader a visual.
What is a graphic?
200
An alphabetized list of names, places, and subjects treated in a printed work, giving the page or pages on which each item is mentioned.
What is an index?
200
One reason, another reason, for example.
What key words indicate Main Idea text structure?
300
The paragraph begins with a topic sentence, and each subsequent sentence is a detail supporting that topic sentence.
What is main idea text structure?
300
Daniel Sullivan was the first to notice the flames coming from the O Leary barn at around 8:30 pm on October 8. A problem with the alarm box made it impossible for the people in the area to call for the fire department. By 9:30 pm, the entire block was blazing. In another 3 hours, there were fires all over Chicago. The heavy wind coming from the lake only made the fire bigger. It would be another day before the fire would be completely out. By that time, 17,500 buildings had been burned.
What is chronological order text structure?
300
More specific than the heading, gives a broad overview of what the main idea of the article is.
What is a subheading?
300
A list of divisions (chapters or articles) and the pages on which they start
What is table of contents?
300
Cause, effect, because of, consequently, therefore
What key words indicate Cause & Effect text structure?
400
The text is written to show similarities and differences between two or more things.
What is compare/contrast text structure?
400
By Monday night, the town of Chicago was burning. People described it as terrible, but amazing. The flames were brighter than anything people had ever seen. The harsh winds swept the fire across the city with terrible speed. For many who watched, it was a sight to remember for the rest of their lives.
What is main idea text structure?
400
The explanation underneath an image, graph, or diagram, explaining what is pictured or giving the reader context.
What is a caption?
400
Appears at the top or beginning of an article, paragraph, letter, or chapter.
What is a heading?
400
First, next, later, finally, dates and times.
What key words indicate Chronological Order text structure?
500
This text structure talks about events (often negative or difficult events), and then discusses these events led to.
What is cause & effect text structure?
500
Chicago changed in many ways after the fire. Before the fire, most of the buildings were less than five stories high. The buildings that were constructed after the fire, however, were some of the first skyscrapers in the country. Before the fire, most of the houses were made of wood. After the fire, people chose to build their houses out of stone or brick. There were changes in where people lived, as well. The poor people in the city lived close to the center of the city before the fire. After the fire, they moved into neighborhoods that were farther away from the downtown area.
What is compare/contrast text structure?
500
An addition to a writing piece, gives additional information or another perspective in a separate column. Helps to break up long text on a page.
What is a sidebar?
500
Two common ones are bold and italic; these are made to emphasize a word or draw the reader's attention to a specific point in the text.
What are font changes?
500
Difficulty, struggle, threat, possibility, bright spot, and future.
What key words indicate Problem & Solution text structure?
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