Chronological
This text structure organizes events by their time of occurrence.
What is Chronological Order?
What text structure explains how one event causes another event to happen?
What is Cause and Effect
What does it mean when an author uses a compare and contrast text structure
The author compares one topic to another
Which text structure identifies a problem and offers one or more solutions?
What is problem and solution
What text structure gives detailed information about a topic, such as its characteristics or features?
What is Descriptive
How can you tell a text is written in chronological order?
Look if the text is being written in order
Which of these signals are typically used to show a cause and effect relationship?
A) "because," "therefore," "as a result"
B) "first," "next," "last"
C) "similarly," "on the other hand"
The answer is A
If a text describes how two characters are alike and different which text structure is it using
What is compare and contrast
The school cafeteria was too crowded during lunch, so they added an extra lunch period.
What is the problem and what is the solution?
The problem is the lunch line to crowded
the solution is the added an extra lunch period
What signal words might an author use in a description text?
Signal words include for example, such as, including, and in addition. These words show that the author is adding more details.
Why might an author use chronological order to organize a text?
An author uses chronological order to show events in the order they happened.
In a story a character forgets to set an alarm and ends up missing the bus.
What is the cause, and what is the effect?
he cause is that the character forgot to set an alarm The effect is that they missed the bus
Why might an author choose to compare and contrast two topics
To highlight differences and similarities between two topics.
Why might an author use a problem and solution text structure?
To present a problem and explain a solution.
Why would an author choose to use the description text structure?
An author uses description to help readers visualize or understand people, places, things, or ideas more clearly.
Which of the following would most likely use a chronological text structure?
A) A recipe
B) A history book
C) A science experiment report
B A history book.
“The car broke down because the engine overheated"
what is the cause and what is the effect?
The cause is the engine overheated
the effect is the car broke down
How is comparing different from contrasting?
Comparing shows how things are alike, while contrasting shows how they are different.
Which of these scenarios would most likely be presented with a problem and solution text structure?
A) A scientific process
B) A news article about a city’s new recycling plan
C) A historical event
The answer is B
How can you tell if a text is using the description structure
Look for detailed descriptions and signal words indicating in depth explanation
Read this sentence
“After breakfast, Maria packed her bag and walked to school.”
What clue shows the sentence is in chronological order?
The use of the word After showing a sequence of events
After reading a passage about pollution and its impact on ocean animals
explain one cause and one effect described in the text
The cause is that people throw plastic into the ocean The effect is that ocean animals get sick
Unlike cats, dogs usually enjoy playing fetch.
What is being compared and contrasted in this sentence?
The sentence compares dogs and cats, contrasting their enjoyment of playing fetch.
Plastic pollution in the ocean is hurting marine life. fish mistake plastic for food or get trapped in it To help solve this problem, people are reducing plastic use and cleaning up beaches
What are two solutions mentioned in the paragraph?
Two solutions are:
Reducing plastic use.
Cleaning up beaches.
Does this sentence use Description
“The rain forest is home to many colorful birds, such as parrots, toucans, and hummingbirds.”
This sentence does use description