Definitions
the author states a conflict and lists one or more ways to solve it
What is problem and solution?
the author explains a topic, person, place, or thing by listing characteristics, examples, or features
What is description?
the author lists one or more reasons something happens and what happens afterwards BECAUSE of those reasons
What is cause and effect?
naming the traits of characteristics of something
What is describing?
the author explains how two or more things are alike and how they are different
What is compare and contrast?
the author lists the items or events in the order of time they happened; how to make or do something
What is sequence?