Text Structures I
When we compare and contrast while reading we are looking for...?
1. similarities and differences
2. wrongs and rights
3. truths and lies
4. clues and facts
What is 1. similarities and differences?
I went to the grocery store after I made my shopping list. Which word shows the transition between the events that occurred?
What is after?
This is the reason why something occurred.
What is a cause?
Airplane engines can be incredibly loud, but noise cancelling headphones can make flying more bearable.
What is the text structure of the text?
What is problem and solution?
Fences are structures that are usually made of wire or wood and are used to enclose an area.
What is description?
A study done in 2017 shows that throwing away old electronic devices can lead to health problems. What is the text structure of the text?
What is cause and effect?
If the Internet goes out in your house, you can play board games or read a book to amuse yourself. What is the text structure of the text?
What is problem and solution?
Single-use plastics like water bottles can only be used once and, when thrown away improperly, can end up in the ocean. What is a cause?
Cause: What is when plastic bottles are thrown away improperly?
Place the events in chronological order:
a. Rinse
b. Put soap in your hands
c. Get your hands wet
d. Lather
e. Dry
What is:
c. Get your hands wet
b. Put soap in your hands
d. Lather
a. rinse
e. dry
This diagram is used as a visual way to show how two things are similar and/or different.
What is a Venn Diagram?
Jason got grounded after he came home three hours late. What is the effect?
What is Jason getting grounded?
A key word in a passage that lets us know that there is a cause and effect happening.
What is:
Since / Because/ So / As a result of/ Why
What are three events that are likely to happen following someone putting their socks on?
What are putting on shoes, tying shoes, and going outside?
Finally, no more red, itchy bumps! I don't want to get sick during vacation ever again!
The transition word used represents what part of a story?
What is the end/conclusion?
Marcos got a bellyache after eating all his Halloween candy in one day.
Identify the cause and effect.
Cause: What is eating all the candy?
Effect: What is getting a bellyache?
A fruit with pale green or brownish skin, a firm juicy flesh, and an oblong shape in which a broad base end tapers upward to a narrow stem end.
1. What is the fruit?
2. What is the text structure of the text?
1. What is a pear?
2. What is description?
Place the events in chronological order:
How to wash TENUGUI
a. Hang dry avoiding direct sunlight
b. Hand wash in plenty of water
c. Gently smooth out the wrinkles
What is:
b. Hand wash plenty of water
c. Gently smooth out the wrinkles
a. Hang dry avoiding direct sunlight
"Every two miles, the taste of water changes. And every eight miles, the language."
What is the text structure of the text?
What is comparison?
"Bicyclists have the same rights to the roadways, and must obey the same traffic laws as the drivers of other vehicles." Florida state law also requires a three-foot passing gap between the motorist and bicyclist.
What word in the text shows ways in which two or more things are alike?
What is same?
Counterfeit bills are circulating on the Treasure Coast. The issue was first identified in Martin County earlier this month. As law enforcement works to address the issue, business and consumers are advised to take precautions, such as checking for color-shifting ink, looking for the security thread, using a counterfeit detection pen, and comparing bills to real currency. How do the words "such as" and "issue" help you find the text structures in the passage?
The phrase "such as" signals that the author is providing examples.
The word " issue" signals that the author is describing a problem.
The problem: counterfeit bills
The solutions: precautions businesses and consumer should take
Sandi Tree
Sandi Tree is a unique festive attraction to South Florida, renowned for its distinctiveness and charm. It is made out of 850 tons of sand each year. Sandi Tree is celebrated for its ability to bring people together and to evoke a sense of wonder and joy during the festive holiday season.
What is the text structure of the text?
What is description?
Ann Lowe was the Black genius behind Jackie Kennedy's iconic wedding gown. Before the fashion world was ready to credit a Black woman's talent, Lowe was already designing for America's most powerful families. Brilliant. Bold. Innovative. Undervalued. And nearly erased from history.
Which text structure is likely being used in this passage?
What is description?
A racoon broke into a closed liquor store and hit the bottom shelf, where the scotch and whisky were stored. An employee at the Ashland, Virginia-area liquor store found the trash panda passed out on the bathroom floor at the end of his drunken escapade.
Identify the cause and effect in the passage.
Cause: A racoon broke into a closed liquor store and got into the bottom shelf where the scotch and whisky were stored.
Effect: The racoon became drunk and was later found passed out on the bathroom floor.
During the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games, Nadia Comaneci, a Romanian gymnast, etched her name in history by achieving the first-ever perfect 10.0 score in gymnastics. Her flawless execution on the uneven bars was a pioneering milestone, leading her to attain seven perfect 10s overall in the event. Which text structures are likely being used in this passage?
What are description and sequence?
Cows are large and gentle animals. They have big bodies and usually have brown, black, or white fur. They live on farms and in fields. Cows give us milk, which people drink an use to make cheese. They eat grass and hay. They like to be in groups and often grace together. They rest and chew their food slowly.
Which text structure is likely being used in the passage?
What is description?