Read the sentence and tell us what text structure is being used:
I like playing games, such as Jeopardy.
What is description?
How two or more topics are similar and how they are different.
What is compare and contrast?
What is compare and contrast?
Give an example of a cause and effect text structure.
What is ?
Restate the question
What does Race stand for?
Mrs. Hollifield likes dogs, but Ms. Gorsky prefers cats.
What is compare and contrast?
Describes an event or how to do something in the order that the events or steps occurred.
What is chronological order?
What is a descriptive text structure?
Give an example of compare and contrast.
What is ??
This term describes how a text is organized to help readers understand the information better.
What is Text Structure?
What is cause and effect?
Tells the cause or causes of events and their effects.
What is cause and effect?
What is a chronological text structure?
Give an example of problem and solution.
What is???
A nonfiction book about the life cycle of a butterfly would most likely use this text structure.
What is sequence or chronological order?
First, I went into the store. Then, I picked out cookies. Finally, I checked out at the register.
What is chronological order?
The problem and one or more solutions.
What is problem and solution?
Hint: dilemma
What is problem and solution text structure?
Give an example of chronological order
What is ???
The message or lesson from the story
What is the theme of a story?
I lost my wallet. I went to the store to buy a new wallet.
What is problem and solution?
Explains a topic, idea, person, place, or object by listing characteristics, features, and examples.
What is description?
Hint: because
What is cause and effect text structure?
Give an example of a description text structure.
What is ???
A conclusion a reader is able to make using background knowledge and text evidence.
What is make an inference?