Context Clues
The boxes weren't exactly heavy, just cumbersome, unlike the easy to carry bags with handles. What does cumbersome mean?
difficult to handle
The author explains how two or more things are alike and how they are different
Compare and Contrast
Which text structure uses: For example, for instance, in addition
Descriptive
What is sequencing?
Putting events in order
Name 3 text structure types.
Problem/Solution, Cause/Effect, Sequence/Chronological Order, Compare/Contrast, Descriptive
If you water them regularly, you will have an abundant amount of daffodils in the spring. If you do not water them, only a few will grow. What does abundant mean?
many; large amount or quantity
The author lists one or more causes and the resulting effects
Cause and effect
Which text structure uses: first, then, next, and last?
Chronological or Sequence
What is problem and solution?
You may not use the words problem or solution*
Where there is an issue and it is resoled/solved.
Another word that may be used in place of sequencing.
Chronological
Rather than repress your feelings, you should let them out. Doing so will reudce your stress. What does repress mean?
Hold in or hold back.
To make my sister's favorite dessert, I must first mix a cup of flour with butter and two eggs. Then, I must add sugar and vanilla.
Sequencing/Chorological
Which text structure uses: alike, similarities, differences, on the other hand
Compare and Contrast
What is comparing and contrasting?
You may not use the words compare/contrast in your answer*
Where you describe the similarities and differences between 2 things.
Adjectives such as size, color, traits, and characteristics are used in this text structure type
Descriptive
Loud noise and poor lighting are not conducive to learning.
What does conducive mean?
To be favorable or good for.
Which graphic organizer is used to compare and contrast?
A Venn Diagram.
Which text structure uses: problem, because of, due to, issue, leads to, as a result
Problem and Solution
What is cause and effect?
You may not use the words cause or effect in your answer*
An event and the result of it happening.
I spilled a glass of milk all over the floor, therefore I used a sponge and paper towels to clean it up.
Problem and solution
Soccer is a game that has been played for numerous years. In fact, many people believe that it began in England over 800 years ago. About 200 years ago, in the early 1800s, boys in England played a sport like soccer. but they called it football. However, each school made up their own rules. In 1863, a group of players met and wrote official rules for soccer. Soccer started spreading to other countries. In 1904, an international group called FIFA formed to make sure that every team around the world followed the same soccer rules. Today, soccer is one of the most popular sports in the world.
Cause and effect.
Sally's mom forgot to set her alarm before she went to bed on Monday night. When she woke up on Tuesday morning, her clock read 9:00 AM. Sally's school started at 7:45 AM and she was worried that Sally was going to miss her important math test. Sally's mom quickly drove her to school, but by the time they got there, the test was already over. Because she missed class, Sally got a zero on her math test. Which text structure is the passage?
Cause and effect.
Which text structure uses: since, because, due to, as a result of, then, consequently
Cause and effect
Peter has so many friends because he is a delupote person. What does delupote mean?
Has many friends/friendly.
Wild chimpanzees are rapidly disappearing. If this continues, chimpanzees may one day exist only in zoos. People are trying to save the rainforests and woodlands where the chimps live from being cut down. If people work together, this problem may be solved and the chimps may continue to thrive in the wild.
What type of text structure is the passage?
Problem and solution.