Text Structures
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Text Features
More text features
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This text structure might have the signal words: answer, because, dilemma, question

What is Problem and Solution

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An article that explains that gorillas and humans have similar genes, but different abilities would likely be this text structure
What is Compare & Contrast
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The sun was hot so my ice cream melted.. would be an example of which text structure

Cause and Effect

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An author may use these to draw attention to certain words

Highlighted words or italics

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This accompany a photo to explain it. 

what is caption

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This text structure might have the signal words: effect, as a result, because, consequently

What is Cause & Effect

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A website that lists winter diseases and answers from doctors on how to prevent them would likely be this text structure
What is Problem & Solution
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Aria's mom couldn't bring her to school so Aria decided to walk instead .. is an example of which text structure

Problem and Solution

200

another name for topics and subtopics at the beginning of a textbook

table of contents

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titles are broken down into smaller sections to explain the title. these are called...

what are subtitles.

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This text structure might have the signal words: alike, as opposed to, different, in common
What is Compare & Contrast
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A book that lists the events that led to the start of WWI would likely be this text structure
What is Cause & Effect
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Mapour wants to grow tomatoes in his yard so he writes down the steps to plant tomato seeds... is an example of which text structure

Sequence

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To see inside the Earth you could look at

diagram

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to find the meaning of an unfamiliar word you would look here.

**double points to say where you find it in the books. 

what is the glossary

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This text structure might have the signal words: after, before, finally, first, last
What is Sequence
400
A website that tells about the beauty and layout of the Grand Canyon would likely be this text structure
What is Description
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Lynnex writes down every detail of her trip to Florida including the things she saw, smelled, and tasted... is an example of which text structure

Description

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If you were looking for a specific topic and did not know on which page to look you would look here

index

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authors include notes here to help understand key points throughout the text


**hint - bottom of the page

what are footnotes?

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This text structure may use words like: above, across, behind, beside
What is Description
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Steps of a science experiment listed in the order they should be performed would likely be this text structure
What is Sequence
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Aree and AJ both are pick ups, but Aree usually gets picked up first... is an example of which text structure

Compare and Contrast

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3 things that can be used to illustrate an idea given in a paragraph or section of a textbook

map, table or chart

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text features are included to ________ the author's _____.

*Fill in the blank

what are convey and purpose?

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