Chronological Order
Cause & Effect
Problem & Solution
Compare & Contrast
Mystery Text Structure
100
Define the purpose of Chronological Order.
What is to tells the order in which events occur in a text?
100
Define the purpose of cause & effect.
What is to tells what happened and why it happened?
100
Define the purpose of problem and solution.
What is provides a problem and describes how it can be or is solved?
100
Define the purpose of compare and contrast.
What is shows similarities and differences between two or more things?
100
Crocodiles and alligators look very much alike, but there are ways to tell them apart. The crocodile has a pointy snout, while the alligator’s snout is rounder. The crocodile weighs less than the alligator and can move faster. Both animals have an extra-long lower tooth. When the crocodile’s mouth is closed, you can see this long tooth. However, when the alligator’s mouth is closed, the tooth is hidden inside the mouth.
What is compare and contrast?
200
What are clue words that signal Chronological order? (Name at least three)
What is first, next, then, second, last, and years, and numbers?
200
What are clue words that signal cause and effect? (Name at least three)
What is because, if, when, so, and as a result?
200
What are clue words that signal problem and solution? (Name at least three)
What is problem, solution, and resolution?
200
What are clue words that signal problem and solution? (Name at least three)
What is however, on the other hand, similarly, like, and unlike?
200
Clara Barton was born in Oxford, Massachusetts. She taught school and worked at the United States Patent Office. When the Civil War broke out, Clara worked as a nurse. She brought supplies to soldiers and worked on the battlefield. In fact, she was called the “Angel of the Battlefield.” In 1869, Clara went to Europe. There she worked with the International Red Cross. Clara returned to the U.S in 1873. In 1881, she set up the American National Red Cross. Clara Burton helped many people in her lifetime.
What is Chronological Order?
300
What are two examples were chronological order is used? (For example, a recipe has to be put in chronological order.)
What is in a story and a timeline?
300
What is the cause and effect in the sentence below? The basketball player was traveled, so referee called a penalty.
What is the cause in this sentence is the basketball player traveled, and the effect is the referee called a penalty?
300
What is the problem in the sentence? A friend of mine is always unhappy, so I wrote her a not to make her feel better.
What is a friend of mine is always unhappy?
300
What section of the Venn Diagram would you compare two things? http://www.theteachersguide.com/storyelements/compareandcontrastnotitle.jpg
What is in the middle?
300
Today in cooking class we are going to learn how to make an easy family dinner. In place of an unhealthy meal, you can make these muffin meatballs. We will use ground turkey, precut vegetables, and one egg. These are very tasty and will disappear from your table. First, let’s preheat the oven. It needs to be nice and hot when the meatballs go in. Now let’s mix the meat, egg, and vegetables. Add salt and pepper and shape the mixture into balls. Make sure you make six even balls. If the muffins are uneven, they will not be ready at the same time. Put each ball into the muffin tin. Bake for 40 minutes. These muffins meatballs are sure to please everyone in the family!
What is Chronological Order?
400
What happened after Virginia becomes a royal colony? https://cccurry.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/amer_revolution_screenshot-1024x587.png
What is Thomas Jefferson writes our declaration of independence?
400
Some believe dinosaurs died out because a large meteor hit the earth. What is the effect in this sentence?
What is some dinosaurs died out?
400
What is the solution in the sentence? A friend of mine is always unhappy, so I wrote her a note to make her feel better.
What is I wrote her a note to make her feel better?
400
What sections of a Venn diagram would contrast? http://www.theteachersguide.com/storyelements/compareandcontrastnotitle.jpg
What is on the sides?
400
At one time, Americans couldn’t get from coast to coast by train. The train tracks did not go all the way across the United States. This was a problem because it took months to travel from one side of the country to the other. Suddenly, in the early 1860s, the railroad companies decided to begin building a transcontinental railroad. This railroad would allow Americans to cross the continent in less than a week. What a better way to travel!
What is Problem and Solution?
500
In history, the American revolution happen first, in 1776, then the civil war. What are the clue word in this sentence?
What is first and then?
500
Tsunamis happen when tectonic plates shift. What is the cause in this sentence?
What is when tectonic plates shifts?
500
What is the problem and solution in the sentence below? My brother is always spending to much money, so when we went to the mall I took his wallet and gave him twenty dollars to spend.
What is the is the brother spends to much money? The solution is taking his wallet and giving him twenty dollar to spend?
500
The North Pole marks the northern end of the Earth’s imaginary axis, while the South Pole marks the southern end. The North Pole is found in the Arctic Ocean. It was first reached by Robert E. Peary and Matthew Henson in 1909. The South Pole is located on the continent of Antarctica, and was first reached by Roald Amundsen in 1911. The North and South Poles are the only two places in the world that receive six months of continuous daylight, followed by six months of continuous darknessWhat is being compared?
What is the north and south pole?
500
During the Revolutionary War and for a long time afterward, colonists used British, French, and Spanish money. Because the British government would not allow the colonists to make their own coins, they made paper money instead. By the mid 1700s, there was more paper money than there was gold or silver for which the bills could be traded. As a result, the British government ordered the colonists to stop making paper money.
What is cause and effect?
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