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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 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

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

table of contents

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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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This text structure might have the signal words: after, before, finally, first, last
What is Sequence
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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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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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